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Walling wax

== Description ==
A raised border of wax around the edges of an etching plate. Walling wax is primarily composed of beeswax. It is used to form a containment region so that a thin layer of acid can be applied directly to the plate's surface. It eliminates the need to immerse the entire plate in a bath.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
bordering wax
==Resources and Citations==
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Wallpaper

== Description ==
A decorative paper used to cover interior walls and ceilings. Wallpaper was used as early as 200 BCE in China and by the 15th century in Europe. Prior to 1835, wallpaper was typically made by painting, block printing, or stenciling designs with distemper colors onto single sheets of handmade paper. Gum Arabic or glue media were used with colors such as rose lake, vermilion, Prussian blue, verditer, indigo, yellow ocher, Persian berries, logwood, ivory black, and lead white. In the 1830s, long rolls of machine-made wallpaper were introduced using calico printing machines. Faster drying inks were used for the colored designs. The paper was filled with clay and sized with resin or glue. The previously mentioned colors were still used with the addition of new colors such as chrome yellow, Scheele's green, and synthetic ultramarine blue. Polished finishes were added to some papers using talc, wax soap, or Varnishes.
See also wallpaper paste and flock wallpaper.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
wall paper; Tapete (Deut.); behang (Ned.); tapet (Sven.)
== Collection Risks ==
Links to Oddy Test results posted on AIC Wiki Materials Database Pages for individual materials below
° NiP Wallpaper tested in 2011
° NiP Wallpaper tested in 2011
° NiP Wallpaper tested in 2011
==Resources and Citations==
* C.Lynn. "Colors and other Materials of Historic Wallpaper" p.58-65 in Wallpaper Conservation: A Special Issue. JAIC, 20(2): 50-151, 1981. 
* Philippa Mapes, "Historic Wallpaper Conservation" Building Conservation Directory 1997: Link
* The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
* E.J.LaBarre, Dictionary and Encyclopedia of Paper and Paper-making, Swets & Zeitlinger, Amsterdam, 1969
* ArtLex Art Dictionary at http://www.artlex.com/
* Wikipedia: Wallpaper (Accessed Nov. 29, 2005 and June 2023) - traced back to 200 BC .. Chinese
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
* Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
* Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
Category:Materials database
Wallpaper paste

== Description ==
An adhesive paste used to adhere wallpaper to walls. Wallpaper paste is usually composed of wheat starch or carboxymethyl cellulose and can be removed with steam. Some high strength wallpaper pastes are made with polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) emulsions. PVAC formulations usually include plasticizers, preservatives, and starch.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
cola de empapelado de pared (Esp.);
==Resources and Citations==
* Irving Skeist, Handbook of Adhesives, Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, 1977
Category:Materials database
Walnut

== Description ==
Strong, valuable, hardwood trees of the genus Juglans native to the temperate climates of the northern hemisphere. Walnut trees have fine-grain, uniform wood that polishes to a high gloss. They are used for furniture, painting panels, frames, sculptures, veneer, piano cases, carving, and gun stocks. A drying oil is pressed from the nut kernels and is used in artist paints. Ground nut shells are used as a filler in plastics and as a soft abrasive. A dark brown dye can also be extracted from the nut shells. 
* American or black walnut (J. nigra): native to the eastern U.S. 
* Butternut or white walnut (J. cinerea): native to the eastern U.S. 
* California walnut (J. californica): native to the western U.S. 
* English, Circassian, Persian, French walnut (J. regia): native to Eurasia 
* Chinese walnut (J. cathayensis): native to Asia
* See also [Uemera Dye Archive (Kurumi)]
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
noyer (Fr.); Walnuss (Deut.); noce (It.); nogueira (Port.); nogal (Esp.); black walnut (Juglans nigra); Queen Ann's cabinet wood; Butternut or white walnut (J. cinerea); California walnut (Juglans californica); English walnut (Circassian walnut, Persian walnut, French walnut (Juglans regia); Chinese walnut (Juglans cathayensis)
== Collection Risks ==
Links to Oddy Test results posted on AIC Wiki Materials Database Pages for individual materials below
° Walnut Tested in 2012
° Walnut Tested in 2012 for comparison to coated Walnut wood
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
* Height: 30-40 me
* Bark: grey-black with deeply furrowed, thin ridges in a diamond pattern
* Leaves: pinnately compound alternating on stem with 15-23 leaflets. Stem is 20-60 cm long
* Density = 40-50 ppcf
* Fruit: nuts ripen in late summer/fall with a greenish brown husk encasing a brown nut
== Resources and Citations ==
* Alden Identification Services, Microscopic Wood Identification: Link
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 856
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
* F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965 Comment: 40-50 ppcf
* Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
* Pam Hatchfield, Pollutants in the Museum Environment, Archetype Press, London, 2002
* Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Robert Weast (ed.), CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, v. 61, 1980 Comment: density=40-43 ppcf (0.64-0.70 g/cm3)
* Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans_nigra (Accessed October 2020)
Category:Materials databaseCategory:MWGCategory: Wood
Walnut oil

== Description ==
A natural, colorless drying oil pressed from the nuts of a walnut tree, Juglans regia. Walnuts contain approximately 65% oil. The cold-pressed oil is pale yellow while the hot-pressed oil has a green tinge. Walnut oil dries slower and yellows less than linseed oil, but it dries faster than poppy seed oil. It was popular as a paint medium in Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany. Walnut oil will turn rancid and develop a strong odor on storage.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
nut oil; aceite de nueces (Esp.); huile de noix (Fr.); olio di noce (It)
== Risks ==
Turns rancid and develops a strong odor on storage.
== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
* Liquid is soluble in ethanol, ether, chloroform, turpentine, carbon disulfide.
* Saponification number = 188-197
* Iodine number = 140-150
* Acid value = 2.5
* Density = 0.919-0.927
* Refractive Index = 1.477-1.480
Content of Fatty Acid of the Drying Oil after Hydrolysis (Phenacyl Bromide Esters % w/w Total Fatty Acid) (from Tarola et. al 2012)
Drying oil 	Linolenic acidC18:3 % ± SD	Linoleic acidC18:2 % ± SD	Myristic acidC14:0 % ± SD	Palmitic acidC16:0 % ± SD	Oleic acidC18:1 % ± SD	Stearic acidC18:0 % ± SD
Linseed oil 	58 ± 1.2 	16 ± 0.8 	– 	7 ± 1.1 	16 ± 1.8 	3 ± 0.1
Walnut oil 	8 ± 0.3 	72 ± 1.5 	– 	6 ± 0.6 	12 ± 1.1 	2 ± 0.2
Poppy seed oil	8 ± 0.7 	70 ± 0.8 	– 	9 ± 0.5 	10 ± 0.4 	3 ± 0.2
== Resources and Citations ==
* Tarola, A.M., A.M. Girelli, S. Lorusso, "High Performance Liquid Chromatography Determination of Fatty Acids in Drying Oils Following Lipase Action", Journal of Chromatographic Science, Vol. 50(4), April 2012, Pages 294–300.
* Mills J.. "Composition and identification of dried oil film: The gas-chromatographic examination of paint media", Studies in Conservation, 1966, vol. 11 (pg. 92-106) Part I. Fatty acid.
* M.Serpico, R.White, "Oil, fat and wax" in Ancient Egyptian Materials and Technology, P.Nicholson, I.Shaw (eds.), Cambridge University Press, 2000, p. 390-429.
* Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971
* R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
* Thomas B. Brill, Light Its Interaction with Art and Antiquities, Plenum Press, New York City, 1980
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Walnut shell

== Description ==
A powder made from ground walnut shell refuse. Walnut shell flour contains cellulose with lignin (28%), furfural (5%), pentosans (9%), methyl hydroxylamine (6%) and sugar/starch (2.5%) (Brady 1971). It is used as a filler in plastics and adhesives. Walnut shells have also been used as a soft abrasive for air pressure cleaning of outdoor sculpture (Veloz and Chase 1989).
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
walnut husks
== Comparisons ==
==Resources and Citations==
* N.Veloz, W.T.Chase, "Airbrasive Cleaning of Statuary & Other Structures" Technology & Conservation, 1/89, p.18-28.
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 857
* Marie Svoboda, Conservation Survey Index, unpublished, 1997
Category:Materials database
Walrus leather

== Description ==
Leather produced from any fur bearing swimming mammal such as the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), Pacific walrus (Odobenus abesus), sea lion (Zalophus caliifornianus) or seal (Callorhinus alascanus). All are called walrus leather because, once processed, the skins are difficult to distinguish. Walrus hides are thick, tough, and smooth. Due to the scarcity of the animals at the end of the 20th century, most commercial walrus leathers were imitations made from embossed and grained sheepskins, goatskins, or cowhides.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus); Pacific walrus (Odobenus abesus); sea lion (Zalophus caliifornianus); seal (Callorhinus alascanus); walrus hides; pele de morsa curtida (Port.)
==Resources and Citations==
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* Edward Reich, Carlton J. Siegler, Consumer Goods: How to Know and Use Them, American Book Company, New York City, 1937
* Website address 1 Comment: American Leather Chemists Association Glossary at www.leatherchemists.org
* G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 857
* Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
Category:Materials database
Walrus tusk

== Description ==
Long, upper canine teeth of the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), and the Pacific walrus (Odobenus obesus). Male walruses use these elongated teeth for fighting and as hooks for ice-climbing. The composition of the walrus teeth is similar to ivory and they have been used since the Middle Ages for carved art objects in North America, Europe and Asia. The tusks can reach lengths of 1-2 feet and weight up to 15 pounds. They have a hard, yellowish-white enamel covering that is removed prior to carving. Walrus tusks are primarily composed of dentin, a hard calcareous material composed of calcium hydroxyapatite with small amounts of calcium carbonate, calcium fluoride, and magnesium phosphate. They are solid, without any noticeable grain. A thick core of crystalline secondary dentin aids in the identification of walrus tusk objects. Beach ivory is the Eskimo name for fossilized walrus tusks that are sometimes washed up on Arctic beaches (Untracht 1985). These can be a mottled brown with violet regions.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
beach ivory; walrus ivory; morse ivory; whale horse ivory; Walrosselfenbein (Deut.)
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
* UV fluorescence is buff and white with some purple.
* Density = 1.90-2.00
==Resources and Citations==
* J.Thornton,"The Structure of Ivory and Ivory Substitutes", AIC Preprints, Philadelphia, 1981, p.173-181. 
* Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
* Oppi Untracht, Jewelry Concepts and Technology, Doubleday & Co., Inc., New York City, 1985
* The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: F.Minney 'Ivory'
* Benjamin Burack, Ivory and Its Uses, Charles E. Tuttle and Co., Vermont, 1984
Category:Materials database
Warehouse beetle

== Description ==
The warehouse beetle, Trogoderma variabile, can reach about 6.3mm in size. 
The larvae are a threat in particular to plant and insect collections. They feed primarily on dried grains, but have also been on animal specimens in the museum setting. Their setae (hair-like structures) are regularly shed and can cause respiratory and digestive irritation to anyone exposed. 
From egg to adult, their life cycle persists for 30-37 days. Adults are able to fly. The Warehouse Beetle is very tolerant of starvation,low humidity and other adverse environmental conditions. Therefore it is a very persistent pest that is unresponsive to some pest treatments. 
==Resources and Citations==
* MuseumPests.net: Warehouse Beetle
Category:Materials database
Waremokau (Great burnet) - left (220 L)

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| ; "Haze-some 25"
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| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| left (220 L)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| cream
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| われもかう : Waremokau
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Burnet-blood wort (Great burnet)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Sanguisorba officinalis L.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root /dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| lime water
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| The plant was noted as dyestuff in the Manmo yuyou shokubutsu meii () by Junpei Sato () in 1930. The dye plant for this experiment was collected by Mr. Shoichi Gotoh ().
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
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Category:Uemura dye archive
Waremokau (Great burnet) - left (221 L)

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! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| left (221 L)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| cream
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| われもかう : Waremokau
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Burnet-blood wort (Great burnet)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Sanguisorba officinalis L.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root /dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| tin
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| Use of this plant for dyeing was unknown in Japan.
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
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Category:Uemura dye archive
Waremokau (Great burnet) - right (220 R)

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! scope="row"|Museum number
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! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| right (220 R)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| greenish brown
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| われもかう : Waremokau
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Burnet-blood wort (Great burnet)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Sanguisorba officinalis L.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root /dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| iron
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| The plant was noted as dyestuff in the Manmo yuyou shokubutsu meii () by Junpei Sato () in 1930. The dye plant for this experiment was collected by Mr. Shoichi Gotoh ().
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Waremokau (Great burnet) - right (221 R)

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! scope="row"|Museum number
| 221
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! scope="row"|Uemura number / title
| ; "Haze-some 25"
|-	
! scope="row"|Folder location
| 3rd shelf
|-	
! scope="row"|Sample location
| right (221 R)
|-	
! scope="row"|Fiber type
| silk
|-	
! scope="row"|Color
| pale olive green
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (Japanese common name)
| われもかう : Waremokau
|-	
! scope="row"|Dye (English common name)
| Burnet-blood wort (Great burnet)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff (botanical name)
| Sanguisorba officinalis L.
|-	
! scope="row"|Plant part
| root /dried (?)
|-	
! scope="row"|Dyestuff extraction
| boiled in water
|-	
! scope="row"|Auxiliary agent in dye bath
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Mordant
| copper
|-	
! scope="row"|Other auxiliary agent
| -
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's notes
| Use of this plant for dyeing was unknown in Japan.
|-	
! scope="row"|Uemura's date
| Kyoto
|}
Category:Uemura dye archive
Warfarin

== Description ==
A toxic anticoagulant used in commercial baits to kill rodents. Warfarin, discovered in 1947, is composed of 3(a-acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin. The chemical is slow-acting material, odorless, tasteless, and works in small doses. The use of warfarin in concentrations above 3% is restricted in the U.S.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
3(a-acetonylbenzyl)-4-hydroxycoumarin; d-Con®; RAX; Cov-R-Tox; Kypfarin; Rodex; Tox-Hid
== Risks ==
* Toxic to all mammals. 
* Slow-acting; works by inhibiting the clotting of blood.
* Cayman Chemical: SDS
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
* Soluble in water.
* Composition = C19H16O4
==Resources and Citations==
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 Comment: date of discovery and formula
* Website: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/rodent/warfarin/rod-prof-warfarin.html
Category:Materials database
Warm white fluorescent lamp

== Description ==
[General Electric] A trademark for a high efficiency fluorescent lamp with a color temperature of 2700-3000 K. Warm white lamps give a yellowish white reflection on a neutral surface. In general, they blend with incandescent light but provide poor color acceptance. The standard Warm white fluorescent lamp has strong yellow and orange lines causing red, green and blue colors to appear brown. The Deluxe Warm white lamps give better color representation and simulate incandescent light.
==Physical and Chemical Properties==
Phillips codes: 27, 32, 827, 830
==Resources and Citations==
* T.Brill, Light: Its Interaction with Art and Antiquities. Plenum Press, New York, 1980.
* ASTM, Standard Terminology Relating to Natural and Artificial Weathering Tests of Nonmetallic Materials, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Section 14, General Methods and Instrumentation, ASTM, G113, 1371-1373, Sep-94
* Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
* Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
* Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976 Comment: Table of color temperatures of various lights on p. 1341
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
* Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorescent_lamp (accessed Jan. 6, 2006)
Category:Materials database
Warp

== Description ==
1) A warped material is distorted out of its original plane. Warping is often caused by humidity changes. 
2) In textiles, the warp is the lengthwise thread of a woven fabric. A weft, or filling, is woven transversely over and under the warp threads.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
urdimbre (Esp.)
==Resources and Citations==
* Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
* Hermann Kuhn, Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art and Antiquities, Butterworths, London, 1986
* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* Fairchild's Dictionary of Textiles, Phyllis G.Tortora, Robert S. Merkel (eds.), Fairchild Publications, New York City, 7th edition, 1996
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database
Warpage

== Description ==
Distortion in an object or sheet composed of any of several types of materials, such as wood, paper, clay, glass, or plastic. Warping, or twisting, is typically caused by inhomogeneous internal compositions or uneven equilibration.
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
warping
==Resources and Citations==
* Theodore J. Reinhart, 'Glossary of Terms', Engineered Plastics, ASM International, 1988
* Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992
* Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database
Wash

== Description ==
1) A dilute or thin coat of a paint applied over a large area.
2) Laundry.
==Resources and Citations==
* Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
Category:Materials database
Wash-and-wear

== Description ==
A term coined for advertising clothes and fabrics designed to have a wrinkle-free appearance after washing. The requisites for wash and wear fabrics include the ability to retain their original creases, have minimal shrinkage, and need little or no pressing, even after repeated wear and laundering.
==Resources and Citations==
* Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
* Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Dictionary of Fiber & Textile Technology (older version called Man-made Fiber and Textile Dictionary, 1965), Hoechst Celanese Corporation, Charlotte NC, 1990
* The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
Category:Materials database