Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sort of isinglass obtained from Russia, made of the sturgeon's bladder, and used in clarifying wine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A sort of
Russian isinglass , made from the air bladder of thesturgeon , and used inclarifying wine .
Etymologies
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French, from Russian.
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knitandpurl commented on the word carlock
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary says: "a Russian isinglass"
June 26, 2009
hernesheir commented on the word carlock
Well of course! Sturgeon bladder is the key to carlock.
March 14, 2013