Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adragant

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adra-gant
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Gum tragacanth.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"From the second Sort Monsieur Tournefort says, the Gum Adragant or Dragon is produced in Crete; of which he gives the following Relation in his Voyage to the Levant : “We had (says he) the Satisfaction “of fully observing the Gum “Adragant […]"
"3. Gum adragant.—The gum adragant […] flows from the adragant of Crete, a small shrub […]"
"Make a color composed of brown red, and a little flat, or Venetian lake, previously grinded with gum adragant. Then, with a largish brush, take of that color and asperse your oiled marble with it, by striking the handle of the brush on your wrist, ..."

Etymology

From French, a corruption of tragacanth. Doublet of tragacanth.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Questions

What does adragant mean?: Gum tragacanth.
Where does adragant come from?: It is traced to French.

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