rosin
Noun · VerbUS[roz-uhn]/ˈrɑzən/2 syllables
Synonyms:
resin
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple moleculesSynonyms: resinType of organic compoundKinds natural resin, East India kino, synthetic resin
Verb (1)
- rub rosin onto“rosin the violin bow”More general rub
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ros′in noun
Origin: 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 transitive verb
To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin.
Or with the rosined bow torment the string.— John Gay
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54