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Degras
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) Alt. of Degras
(2):
(n.) A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being valuable as a dressing for hides.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Degras'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/d/degras.html. 1828.