English Dictionary

mandarining

名詞

不可算名詞

The use of dilute nitric acid to give an orange colour to goods formed of animal tissue, such as silk or wool.

日本語の意味

希薄な硝酸を使用して、絹や羊毛などの動物性繊維製品にオレンジ色を付与する処理・技法

The textile conservator demonstrated mandarining on the antique silk sash to restore its faded orange hue.

テキスタイル保存修復士は、薄めた硝酸を用いて古い絹の帯にオレンジ色を付ける処理を実演し、色あせた色合いを回復させた。

意味（1）

The use of dilute nitric acid to give an orange colour to goods formed of animal tissue, such as silk or wool.

By this method, which is called mandarining, an orange colour is given to silk and wool, not from the solution of a colouring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fibre by the action of dilute nitric acid.