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DEGRAS
Etymology
Noun
degras (uncountable)
A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly used as a dressing for hides.
Anagrams
• Adgers, Degars, gardes, grades, radges, sarged
Source: Wiktionary
Dé`gras", Deg"ras, n. [F.; cf. F. gras, a. & n., fat.]
Definition: A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides.
Dé`gras", Deg"ras, n. [F.; cf. F. gras, a. & n., fat.]
Definition: A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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