piney : Idioms & Phrases
Piney dammar , Piney resin , Piney varnish
- a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree (
Vateria Indica ) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called alsoliquid copal , andwhite dammar .
Webster 1913
Piney tallow
- a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the
Vateria Indica ; called alsodupada oil .
Webster 1913
Piney thistle
(Bot.) , a plant (Atractylis gummifera ), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.
