rosin
rosin is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. Or with the rosined bow torment the string. Gay.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abrasion
- affriction
- anointment
- arrosion
- attrite
- attrition
- confrication
- contrition
- curry
- detrition
- down
- edge
- elbow
- file
- fray
- frication
- friction
- glycerine
- gnaw
- graze
- grease
- grind
- lather
- limature
- lubricate
- lubrication
- lubricitate
- lubricous
- lubrification
- massage
- oil
- out
- polish
- powder
- rasp
- reduce
- rolling
- roughness
- rub
- rubbing
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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