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Definition of Cochineals
1. cochineal [n] - See also: cochineal
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cochineals
Literary usage of Cochineals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Chemical Gazette (1845)
"The value of the different cochineals tried may be separated into very distinct
classes. ... In the second rank I will place the other gray cochineals, No. ..."
2. Ures̓ Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear by Andrew Ure (1860)
"I operated in the following manner: — I took a grain of each of the cochineals
to be tried,dried at 1220 Fahr.; I submitted them five consecutive times to ..."