Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In photography, a chemical solution, usually of hyposulphite of soda in water, for removing from an exposed and developed negative or positive the remaining portion of the sensitive agent which has not been acted upon by light.
- noun In leather manufacturing, a bath of water acidified with nitric acid and to which a little glycerin is added, used in the process of tanning with catechu after the catechu-bath, and followed by a final rinsing to remove any free acid from the leather.
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Examples
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_Blue Black. _ -- 3-1/2 lb. Janus black I and 1/2 lb. Janus black II in the dye-bath, and 16 lb. sumac extract and 2 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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R and 1/4 oz. Janus grey B B in the dye-bath, and 4 lb. sumac extract and 1 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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Janus blue B in the dye-bath, and 8 lb. sumac extract and 1 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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The goods are now taken out and put into a fixing-bath of sumac or tannin, in which they are treated for fifteen minutes; to this same bath there is next added tartar emetic and 1 lb. sulphuric acid, and the working continued for a quarter of an hour, then the bath is heated to 160° F., when the goods are lifted, rinsed and dried.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_Chestnut Brown. _ -- 1 lb. Janus brown R and 1 lb. Janus yellow R in the dye-bath, and 8 lb. sumac extract and 1 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_Dark Brown. _ -- 2-1/2 lb. Janus brown B, 1 lb. Janus black I, 3-1/2 oz. Janus yellow G and 5 oz. Janus red B in the dye-bath, with 16 lb. sumac extract and 2 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_Crimson. _ -- 2-1/2 lb. Janus red B and 8 oz. Janus claret red B in the dye-bath, with 8 lb. sumac extract and 1 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_Walnut Brown. _ -- 3 lb. Janus brown B, 1 lb. Janus red B, 1 lb. Janus yellow R, 1-1/4 oz. Janus green B in the dye-bath, with 8 lb. sumac extract and 1 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_Dark Green. _ -- 1-1/2 lb. Janus green B, 1-1/2 lb. Janus yellow R and 8 oz. Janus grey B B in the dye-bath, with 12 lb. sumac extract and 1-1/4 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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_Dark Blue. _ -- 2-1/4 lb. Janus dark blue B and 1/4 lb. Janus green B in the dye-bath, and 16 lb. sumac extract and 2 lb. tartar emetic in the fixing-bath.
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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