About The Word Rosin
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Rosin
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What's The Definition Of Rosin?
[n] any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
[v] rub rosin onto, as of violin bows Synonyms | Synonyms for Rosin: resin Related Terms | Find terms related to Rosin: See Also | East India kino | kino gum | Malabar kino | natural resin | organic compound | rub | synthetic resin Rosin In Webster's Dictionary \Ros"in\, n. [A variant of resin.]
The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the
volatile oil of turpentine; colophony.
{Rosin oil}, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree,
-- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.
\Ros"in\, v. t. To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. Or with the rosined bow torment the string. --Gay. |
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