rosin

  • 11rosin — ros·in || rÉ’zɪn n. (Chemistry) yellowish or brownish resin derived from the oleoresin or wood of pine trees (commonly used in varnishes, inks, and as a treatment for the bow of some musical instruments) v. rub with rosin, treat with rosin …

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  • 12rosin — n. & v. n. resin, esp. the solid residue after distillation of oil of turpentine from crude turpentine. v.tr. (rosined, rosining) 1 rub (esp. the bow of a violin etc.) with rosin. 2 smear or seal up with rosin. Derivatives: rosiny adj. Etymology …

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  • 13rosin — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reisine, rosine resin Date: 13th century a translucent amber colored to almost black brittle friable resin that is obtained from the oleoresin or deadwood of pine trees or from tall oil and… …

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  • 14Rosin — Colophane Colophane Colophane. Général No CAS …

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  • 15rosin — 1. noun a) A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. b) Resin Syn: colophony, Greek pitch 2. verb To apply rosin to something …

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  • 16Rosin —    Found only in Authorized Version, margin, Ezek. 27:17, Heb. tsori, uniformly rendered elsewhere balm (q.v.), as here in the text. The Vulgate has resinam, rendered rosin in the Douay Version. As used, however, by Jerome, the Lat. resina… …

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  • 17Rosin — 1. Herkunftsnamen zu den Ortsnamen Rosien (Niedersachsen), Rosin (Mecklenburg Vorpommern). 2. Berufsübernamen zu mhd., mnd. rosne »Rosine« für den Rosinenhändler …

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  • 18rosin — ros|in [ˈrɔzın US ˈra: ] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: resine; RESIN] a solid slightly sticky substance that you rub on the ↑bow of a ↑violin etc, to help it move smoothly on the strings >rosin v [T] …

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  • 19rosin — [ rɒzɪn] noun resin, especially the solid amber residue obtained after the distillation of crude turpentine oleoresin, used in adhesives, varnishes, and inks and for treating the bows of stringed instruments. verb (rosins, rosining, rosined) rub… …

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  • 20rosin — noun (U) a solid, slightly sticky substance that you rub on the bow of a violin etc, to keep it moving correctly on the strings rosin verb (T) …

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