Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
turpentine .
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Examples
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While I still dislike the smell of oil and terpentine, I remember those momemts as 'family moments', cosy and warm.
The Muse and the Marriage James Gurney 2009
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Achtergrond gemaakt met stickervel en goldleafing, Tilda ingekleurd met kleurpotlood en terpentine/
Hermine's Place 2010
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And a tree of the same family is used to obtain terpentine, a strong odorous substance.
podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history 2010
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To have an extenfive profpcct of the town, and th? country round it, you fhould vifit the Couvent des Freres Pre -- cheurs, from thence you will diicover the hills covered with vines and olive trees 5 the yplains and vallies, diverfified with jpeadows,. corn fields, and terpentine ri - '- vers; and bordered with trees, which make an agreeable verdure, almoft tfo whole year.
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: ity, as hath alio the iide-front, toward the terpentine River, which is different from the other two.
A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ... 1778
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