turpentine
n.
oil and resin derived from certain coniferous trees; volatile pungent oil distilled from this mixture and often used as a solvent or paint thinner
Turpentine
turpentine
Noun
1. obtained from conifers (especially pines)
(synonym) gum terpentine
(hypernym) oleoresin
(hyponym) Chian turpentine
(substance-holonym) oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
2. volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
(synonym) oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps
(hypernym) essential oil, volatile oil
(substance-meronym) gum terpentine
Turpentine
(n.)
A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of the terebinth, or turpentine, tree (Pistacia Terebinthus), a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine, larch, and fir.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
Turpentine
To dream of turpentine, foretells your near future holds unprofitable and discouraging engagements. For a woman to dream that she binds turpentine to the wound of another, shows she will gain friendships and favor through her benevolent acts.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
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