Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - isinglass
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Isinglass
isinglass
noun Etymology: probably by folk etymology from obsolete Dutch huizenblas, from Middle Dutch huusblase, from huus sturgeon + blase bladder Date: 1535 1. a semitransparent whitish very pure gelatin prepared from the air bladders of fishes (as sturgeons) and used especially as a clarifying agent and in jellies and glue 2. mica especially when in thin transparent sheets; especially muscovite 2
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n. 1 a kind of gelatin obtained from fish, esp. sturgeon, and used in making jellies, glue, etc. 2 mica. Etymology: corrupt. of obs. Du. huisenblas sturgeon's bladder, assim. to GLASS ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1528, said to be perversion of Du. huysenblas, lit. "sturgeon bladder," from huysen "sturgeon" + blas "bladder;" so called because the substance was obtained from it. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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