isinglass
The origin and history of isinglass.
Etymology
Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, itself from German Hausenblase, formed from Hausen (“sturgeon of the Huso genus”) and Blase (“bladder”), later altered under the influence of glass.
The origin and history of isinglass.
Apparently from obsolete Dutch huisenblas, itself from German Hausenblase, formed from Hausen (“sturgeon of the Huso genus”) and Blase (“bladder”), later altered under the influence of glass.
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