| 单词 | burgundy pitch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasBurgundy pitch Burgundy pitch n. [the substance is still chiefly obtained from the neighbourhood of Neufchâtel, which was once Burgundian territory. So French poix de Bourgogne] the resinous juice of the Spruce-fir ( Abies excelsa); sometimes called white pitch, though its colour is reddish brown or whitish yellow. See also quot. 1875. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > oleoresins from coniferous trees pitcheOE turpentine1322 alkitranc1400 cedriac1420 perrosin?a1425 pitch-rosinc1450 terebinth1483 alchitrean1562 frankincense1577 Venice turpentine1577 terebinthine1578 Venetian turpentine1598 Burgundy pitch1678 Strasbourg turpentine1683 terebinthina1693 Scio turpentine1710 rhinehurst1724 Canada balsam1754 Canada balsam1754 Canada turpentine1762 galipot1791 Canada pitch1831 dipping1832 pine gum1853 dip1856 scrape1856 virgin dip1856 pinol1889 1678 W. Salmon tr. Pharmacopœia Londinensis i. viii. 170 Burgundy Pitch..is the Rosin of the Pitch-Tree. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 334 Burgundy-pitch may be spread thin upon a piece of soft leather. 1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 550 Burgundy pitch, when genuine, is made by melting frankincense..in water and straining it through a coarse cloth. The substance usually sold as Burgundy pitch is, however, common resin incorporated with water and coloured with palm-oil. < as lemmas |
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