Venice turpentine
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Noun edit
Venice turpentine (uncountable)
- (now historical) A thick substance made from tree resin of the European larch (Larix decidua), formerly used as a component in artists' oil painting to create glossy, translucent glazes.
- Synonyms: larch turpentine, Venetian turpentine
- 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants:
- [T]hey produce resins, and many of them are supposed to supply the most durable timber: what is called Venice-turpentine is obtained from the larch by wounding the bark about two feet from the ground, and catching it as it exsudes […].
Translations edit
distillated resin of European larch
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