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colcothar
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colcothar, n. [NL. colcothar vitrioli, fr. Ar. qolqo.].
Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; -- called also crocus Martis . [1913 Webster]
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