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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•dant /ˈmɔrdənt/USA pronunciation adj. - sharply critical or sarcastic;
biting;
cutting:mordant wit.
mor•dant•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mor•dant (môr′dnt),USA pronunciation adj. - sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker;
biting. - burning;
corrosive. - having the property of fixing colors, as in dyeing.
n. - Textilesa substance used in dyeing to fix the coloring matter, esp. a metallic compound, as an oxide or hydroxide, that combines with the organic dye and forms an insoluble colored compound or lake in the fiber.
- an adhesive substance for binding gold or silver leaf to a surface.
- an acid or other corrosive substance used in etching to eat out the lines, areas, etc.
- Music and Dancemordent.
v.t. - Textilesto impregnate or treat with a mordant.
- Middle French, present participle of mordre to bite Latin mordēre; see -ant
- late Middle English 1425–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cutting, stinging, acerbic, scathing.
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