isinglass

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Etymology

Apparently from obsolete (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch (deprecated template usage) huisenblas, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German (deprecated template usage) Hausenblase.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/ˈaɪzɪŋɡlɑːs/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "/ˈaɪzɪŋɡlæs/" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
    Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ɑːs" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

isinglass (usually uncountable, plural isinglasses)

  1. A form of gelatine obtained from the air bladder of the sturgeon and certain other fish, used as an adhesive and as a clarifying agent for wine and beer.
  2. A thin, transparent sheet of mica.
    • 1943, Oscar Hammerstein II, "The Surrey With The Fringe On Top", Oklahoma! (libretto):
      The dashboard's genuine leather, / With isinglass curtains y' can roll right down, / In case there's a change in the weather.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see [[Citations:isinglass#Lua error in Module:parameters at line 376: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "{{{1}}}" is not valid. See WT:LOL.|Citations:isinglass]].

Translations

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