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Webster 1913 Edition

Almagra

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Al-ma′gra

,
Noun.
[Sp.
almagra
,
almagre
, fr. Ar.
al
-
maghrah
red clay or earth.]
A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It is the
sil atticum
of the ancients. Under the name of
Indian red
it is used for polishing glass and silver.

Webster 1828 Edition

Almagra

ALMA'GRA

,
Noun.
a fine deep red ocher, with an admixture of purple, very heavy, dense but friable, with a rough dusty surface. It is the sil atticum of the ancients. it is austere to the taste, astringent, melting in the mouth and staining the skin. it is used as a paint and as a medicine.

Definition 2024

almagra

almagra

See also: almagrá

English

Noun

almagra ‎(uncountable)

  1. A deep red ochre found in Spain; Indian red.

Translations

Portuguese

Noun

almagra f (plural almagras)

  1. Alternative form of almagre

Spanish

Verb

almagra

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of almagrar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of almagrar.
  3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of almagrar.

Etymology

From Spanish almagra, almagre, from Arabic الْمُغْرَة ‎(al-muḡra, “red clay or earth”).

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