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pearlash

[ purl-ash ]

noun

  1. commercial potassium carbonate.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pearlash1

First recorded in 1720–30; pearl + ash 1
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There was, in a former proclamation concerning the trade between the United States and Great Britain, an omission of the articles of potash and pearlash.

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A search in a book on elementary chemistry disclosed the further truth that the commercial name for “potassium carbonate” is pearlash!

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She then remembered that being desirous at one time to remove the paint from some oak carving said to be two hundred years’ old, she had successfully used a solution of pearlash painted on with a brush.

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Weak pearlash water is good to remove stains produced by acids.

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For blues, purples, and their shades, add a small quantity of American pearlash, to restore the colors.

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