Many of the speaker's comments were thought to be merely mordant, so they were not considered to be important.    From LearnThat.org. 

You know, that's the kind of mordant humor that William Rehnquist specialized in.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 7, 2005] Reference

I meant no criticism of your use of "mordant", above, and neither did I intend to mock you by emulating your phrasing.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Violence and Restraint in The Dark Knight] Reference

You are ready enough in your wits, your figure is ideal, and you have just the kind of mordant humour for the part.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scaramouche] Reference

And I promise I won't say "mordant" again, if you erase "numinous" from the debate.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Violence and Restraint in The Dark Knight] Reference

A compound called a mordant that helps the dye stick to the cell after rinsing the slide.    From Wordnik.com.  [eHow - Health How To's] Reference

With iron mordant (6\%) a purplish slate or lilac.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

A "mordant and mercurial wit," writes Jonathan Lethem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too] Reference

As a rule, less mordant is needed for light colours than for dark.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

It is one of the substantive colours and does not need any mordant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

No mordant is needed, and the colours produced are the fastest known.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Let cool in the mordant, then wring out and put away for 4 to 5 days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Pour on the film as much of the mordant as the cover-glass will hold.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference

The principal Alum mordant is Acetate of Alumine, prepared as follows.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Some mordant the wool first with alum, but it does not seem to need it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Enter in both mordant and dye bath, cool, and raise slowly to the boil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Wool is generally boiled in a weak solution of whatever mordant is used.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

The wool is boiled with the mordant and dye in the same bath together.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Subject the film to the action of the following mordant for five seconds.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference

Allow the steaming mordant to remain in contact with the film two minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference

Sufficient time must be allowed for the mordant to penetrate the fibre thoroughly.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

The wool is boiled first with the mordant and then in a fresh bath with the dye.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Few of the natural dyestuffs attach themselves permanently without use of a mordant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades] Reference

In some cases, soaking in a cold concentrated solution of the mordant is sufficient.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Boil for 1 hour, let cool in mordant, wring out and put away in bag for 3 or 4 days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Tin is not so useful as a mordant in itself, but as a modifying agent with other mordants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Yeltsin recalls offering nearly 20 mordant criticisms, and Gorbachev stormed out of the room.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yeltsin's Challenge] Reference

Before dyeing, the wool must be thoroughly washed so as to get rid of all superfluous mordant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference

Alas, even Randy Newman's songs aren't up to par-they're catchy but lack his usual mordant wit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Aboard A Magic Peach] Reference

Yet with a cast this good, and a director this knowing, "Closer" has many moments of mordant power.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE, FROM CHAT ROOM TO BEDROOM] Reference

Two per cent of stannous chloride added to the mordant gives brilliancy and fastness to the colour.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference