Lake A Term Derived From The Lac Or Lacca Of India Is The Name Of
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ON THE PRIMARY, RED.
a number of transparent red and other coloured pigments of great beauty,
prepared for the most part by precipitating coloured tinctures of dyeing
drugs upon aluminous bases. Consequently, the lakes form a numerous
class, both with respect to the variety of their appellations, and the
substances whence they are produced. Those under notice are known as