carrageen

[ kar-uh-geen ]

/ ˈkær əˌgin /

Irish moss.

Origin of carrageen

First recorded in 1825–35; named after Carrageen in SE Ireland

Carrageen smells slightly of iodine and when uncleaned tastes offensively salty.

The Progress of the Marbling Art |Josef Halfer
Bandoline, a fixative for keeping hair in curl is commonly prepared from carrageen.

Birds and Nature Vol. 11 No. 1 [January 1902] |Various
If bought in larger quantities the expenses for carrageen can still be reduced.

The Progress of the Marbling Art |Josef Halfer
In another chapter upon ox-gall I shall explain why the colors used with Carrageen size must be transferred on alum paper.

The Progress of the Marbling Art |Josef Halfer

The rock seaweed (called dillisk) and carrageen moss are used.

China |Sir Henry Arthur Blake

carrageen

/ (ˈkærəˌɡiːn) /

an edible red seaweed, Chondrus crispus, of North America and N Europe Also called: Irish moss

C19: from Carragheen, near Waterford, Ireland, where it is plentiful