Found 2 items, similar to Mordanting.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mordant mordant adj : harshly ironic or sinister; “black humor”; “a grim joke”; “grim laughter”; “fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit” [syn: black, grim] n : a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mordanting Mordant \Mor"dant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mordanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Mordanting.] To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing. [1913 Webster]