capucine

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Subsulphate of iron, calcined in a muffle until it becomes a beautiful capucine red, 1 part; flux No. 2, 3 parts; mix without melting.

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  • Subsulphate of iron, calcined in a muffle until it becomes a beautiful capucine red, 1 part; flux No. 2, 3 parts; mix without melting. —  Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
  • It took some time for Jean to grow accustomed to the idea, and he drew his _capucine_ a little closer round him, as if the thought of such an adventure chilled him; then he laid his hand on Barbara's arm. —  Barbara in Brittany
 

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  1. from French capucin (New Latin capucinus), literally a Capuchin monk: see Capuchin.
  2. from French capucine, nasturtium, also the color of its flower, from Italian cappuccina, nasturtium (so called from the form of the corolla), from cappuccio, a hood: see capouch.
 

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