COLOPHONY
\kəlˈɒfənˌɪ], \kəlˈɒfənˌɪ], \k_ə_l_ˈɒ_f_ə_n_ˌɪ]\
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translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
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translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Greek] The dark-coloured resin obtained by the distillation of turpentine.
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