| 单词 | gum copal |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgum copal A hard translucent odoriferous resin obtained from various tropical trees, and from which a fine transparent varnish is prepared. Also gum copal. The name was first applied to that obtained from Mexico; but copal is now procured also from Brazil, the West Indies, West Africa, Mozambique and Zanzibar, Madagascar, India, Manila, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. That from East Africa is most highly valued, and is often dug from the ground in a semi-fossilized condition. For list of Copals, see R. Ingham Clark Varnishes and Fossil Resins, 1891.See also fossil copal n. at fossil n. and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > other plant resins aloesOE elemi1543 agila1555 copal1577 lycium1597 aloe wood1599 lignum vitae1611 caraña1616 sticklac1659 guaiacum1663 copaiba1712 copahu1736 hackiac1790 guaiac1811 agar1813 ulmin1817 acouchi1818 helleborin1840 piney resin1851 gurjun1858 icican1865 sumbul balsam1868 amyrin1876 jojoba oil1975 jojoba1989 1577 J. Frampton tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes i. f. 2 Thei doe bryng from the newe Spaine twoo kindes of Rosine,..the one is called Copall. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. xiii. 678 They brought also Copalli, a sweete gumme, to incense the Gods. 1657 Physical Dict. Copal, white rosin, very bright. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 390 Liquid Amber, Anime, Copal, Suchicopal, and other Gums. 1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 201 The Gum Copal, which we call Oriental Copal. 1777 W. Robertson Hist. Amer. I. iii. 242 The people perfumed them as they landed with incense of gum copal. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. vi. 193 Offering up no other sacrifice, than the sweet incense of copal. 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 211 Copal forms the efficient substitute for amber in the modern vehicle of painting. 1878 H. M. Stanley Through Dark Continent II. xiii. 387 Another valuable article of commerce besides the bees-wax and india-rubber found here was gum copal. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 134 It is said by the natives that no trees grow on or near the places where the gum copal is found. < as lemmas |
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