PINIER

Adjective

pinier

comparative form of piny

Source: Wiktionary


PINEY

Pin"ey, a.

Definition: See Piny.

Pin"ey, a. Etym: [Of East Indian origin.]

Definition: A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the Vateria Indica or piney tree, of the order Dipterocarpeæ, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. 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 also liquid copal, and white dammar.

– Piney tallow, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the Vateria Indica; called also dupada oil.

– Piney thistle (Bot.), a plant (Atractylis gummifera), from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance exudes.

PINY

Pin"y, a.

Definition: Abounding with pines. [Written also piney.] "The piny wood." Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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