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borax noun1. Also boras. LME.
[medieval Latin from colloq. Arab. bura&kdbelow; from Pahlavi burak (Persian bura).]
A hydrated sodium borate, Na2B4O710H2O, which is a white efflorescent crystalline solid found as a native deposit or prepared from other minerals. LME.
Cheap, inferior, or ostentatious goods, esp. furniture; inferior and tasteless design (after a borax soap producer who gave away cheap furniture as a premium). Freq. attrib. Orig. US. M20.