| 单词 | sumac tub |
| 释义 | > as lemmassumac tub C2. As a modifier, with reference to the use of sumac in tanning or dyeing, as in sumac tanning, sumac tub, etc. Cf. sumac v. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with skins > [noun] > converting to leather tawing1408 barkingc1440 tewc1440 tanneryc1460 tanning1481 tannage1662 bark-tanning1707 leach1779 sumaching1792 chrome-tanning1882 stocking1883 sumac tanning1932 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > leather > leather-making materials > [adjective] > tanning tanning1827 sumac1932 1735 J. Barrow Dict. Polygraphicum I. at Black The way of dying stuffs, the sumach dye, so as it shall be very lasting. 1813 E. Bancroft Exper. Res. Philos. Permanent Colours (new ed.) II. iii. ii. 198 When the goods are taken out of the sumach liquor, they must be rinced in water. 1845 G. Dodd Brit. Manuf. 5th Ser. 192 The sumach-tubs present a singular appearance when three or four dozen inflated goat-skins are floating about in the contained liquor. 1932 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 20 Feb. 353/1 For ‘light leathers’ used in the arts..sumach tanning is considered superior to any other for durability. 2007 R. Kanigel Faux Real (2010) x. 225 ‘Morocco’ originally meant sumac-tanned goatskin with a characteristic red cast. < as lemmas |
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