colcothar
colcothar · colcothars
Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a…Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Polishing rouge; a reddish-brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment.
Origin
From Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār).From Arabic قَلْقَطَار (qalqaṭār).
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Forms
plural: colcothars| Singular | colcothar |
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Synonyms
1 synonymscrocus Martis
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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