rosin
Collocations
4ADJ.
frictional, natural, violinist
VERB + ROSIN
burning, dab, rubbed
ROSIN + NOUN
hair, pitch
PREP.
between, down, in, upon
Definitions
noun
A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
The action of the bow therefore depends almost entirely upon the application of rosin and upon its frictional properties. Violin rosin is a natural gum obtained from conifers such as larch that produce turpentine.
Resin.
‘It is delicate,’ said Pansa, ‘but there is perhaps the least particle too much of rosin in its flavor.’
From three o'clock onward they would be burning rosin and pitch pine (the sign of preparation), and so one had the picturesque spectacle of a rank, some two or three miles long, of tall, ascending columns of coal-black smoke; […]
verb
To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin.
We waited expectantly as the guest violinist rosined his bow in preparation for playing.
The devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show." And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow.
name
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obta
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Example Bank
6The action of the bow therefore depends almost entirely upon the application of rosin and upon its frictional properties. Violin rosin is a natural gum obtained from conifers such as larch that produc
Wiktionary‘It is delicate,’ said Pansa, ‘but there is perhaps the least particle too much of rosin in its flavor.’
WiktionaryFrom three o'clock onward they would be burning rosin and pitch pine (the sign of preparation), and so one had the picturesque spectacle of a rank, some two or three miles long, of tall, ascending col
WiktionaryWe waited expectantly as the guest violinist rosined his bow in preparation for playing.
WiktionaryThe devil opened up his case and he said, "I'll start this show." And fire flew from his fingertips as he rosined up his bow.
WiktionaryThe violinist rubbed rosin down the hair of her bow before the concert started.
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