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Definition of Brazilwoods
1. brazilwood [n] - See also: brazilwood
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brazilwoods
Literary usage of Brazilwoods
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Dyeing and Calico-printing: Including the Latest by Edward Andrew Parnell, Clinton G. Gilroy (1846)
"Though Camwood may be ranked amongst the brazilwoods, being used in the dye-house
for the same purposes, the color from it is more permanent, ..."
2. The Painter, Gilder, and Varnisher's Companion: Containing Rules and ...Painting, Industrial (1861)
"Veger table Matters used in Dyeing.—Galls. Sumach, Catechu, Indigo, Logwood,
brazilwoods, Sandal-wood, Barwood, Camwood, Fustic, Young Fustic, ..."
3. Chemistry Applied to Dyeing by James Napier (1853)
"It is not so easily affected by alkaline substances, and appears to contain more
tannin than the brazilwoods. ..."
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