quercitron
an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.
the bark itself.
the dye obtained from this bark.
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In winter they are passed through a slightly chalky water, then washed at the wheel, and dyed in quercitron or weld.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreA very minute proportion of quercetin, a principle yielded by quercitron bark, has been obtained from catechu.
Some of the latter is so deficient as to afford colours nearly as fugitive as those of Brazil wood and quercitron.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreAccording to Bancroft, quercitron is the yellow above all others for dyeing greens.
Vegetable Dyes | Ethel M. MairetThe same mordants, with a dye of quercitron bark, give yellow and olive or drab.
Popular Technology, Vol. I (of 2) | Edward Hazen
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