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


DĂ©`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.

DĂ©`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



RESET




Word of the Day

23 April 2025

UNMARRIED

(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins