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alum-basket

alum-basket noun: a small decorative wire basket covered in alum crystals by being dipped in a saturated solution of alum to give a sparkling effect.

Noun

alum-basket (plural alum-baskets)

  1. A small decorative wire basket covered in alum crystals by being dipped in a saturated solution of alum to give a sparkling effect.
    • There were "memorials of Margate," "a trifle from Brighton," a man and woman made of shells, divers pincushions ingeniously inserted in the same marine abodes, and an alum-basket, which looked as if it would crumble at a touch.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 182

Forms of alum-basket

pluralalum-baskets

Questions about alum-basket

What does alum-basket mean?
Alum-basket means a small decorative wire basket covered in alum crystals by being dipped in a saturated solution of alum to give a sparkling effect.
What part of speech is alum-basket?
Alum-basket is a noun.
What is the plural of alum-basket?
The plural of alum-basket is alum-baskets.

Words near alum-basket in the dictionary

  1. alum schist
  2. alum shale
  3. alum slate
  4. alum stone
  5. alum stones
  6. alum-basket
  7. alum-baskets
  8. alumane
  9. Alumbaugh
  10. Alumbaughs
  11. alumbrado

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