The Collaborative International Dictionary
Mordanted
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.
Wiktionary
mordanted
vb. (en-past of: mordant)
Usage examples of "mordanted".
Most commercially dyed fabric was mordanted before dyeing, and then sometimes mordanted again, with a different salt, after dyeing.
Wool dyed with Dyer's greenweed and mordanted with alum produces a clear yellow, while wool mordanted with tin produces a dark blackish brown.
Wool dyed with Dyer’s greenweed and mordanted with alum produces a clear yellow, while wool mordanted with tin produces a dark blackish brown.