isinglass

/ahy-zuhn-glas, -glahs, ahy-zing-/US // ˈaɪ zənˌglæs, -ˌglɑs, ˈaɪ zɪŋ- //UK // (ˈaɪzɪŋˌɡlɑːs) //

矶怃,矶谷,矶鹞,矶山

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a pure, transparent or translucent form of gelatin, obtained from the air bladders of certain fish, especially the sturgeon: used in glue and jellies and as a clarifying agent.
- : mica, especially in thin, translucent sheets.

Finish them by dipping a sponge into a size, made by boiling isinglass in water, and rub the wrong side.
Use good quality silk, and on this spread a solution of isinglass warmed.
If you put too much water to the calves-feet, the jelly will never be firm, till it is boiled over again with more isinglass.
Dissolve two ounces of isinglass in a little hot water, and add it to the jelly just as it is beginning to boil.
Break it up, and to each pound allow a gill of water and an ounce of isinglass.