le mordant
/mɔʁ.dɑ̃/ noun · masculine C2- mordant (any substance used to facilitate the fixing of a dye to a fibre; usually a metallic compound which reacts with the dye using chelation)
- mordent (ornament consisting of a single alternation between a given pitch and the one immediately below it)
Plural mordants
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Et Lucien, jugeant sans doute que ce mot mêlé à la conversation lui donnait le droit d'y demeurer étranger, plaça son lorgnon d'écaille dans son œil, et mordant la pomme d'or de sa badine, se mit à faire le tour de la chambre en examinant les armes et les tableaux.
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