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colophony

Noun

col=o=pho=ny

WORDNET DICTIONARY

colophony(n = noun.substance) - translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin; used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of stringed instruments;

colophony, n. [Gr. 'h kolofwni`a (sc. "rhti`nh resin, gum) resin, fr. Kolofw`nios of or from Colophon in Ionia.].

Rosin. [1913 Webster]

colophony, n. = ROSIN.

Etymology

L colophonia (resin) from Colophon in Asia Minor

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