ROSINED

Verb

rosined

simple past tense and past participle of rosin

Anagrams

• indorse, ordines, ride-ons, siredon, sordine

Source: Wiktionary


ROSIN

Ros"in, n. Etym: [A variant of resin.]

Definition: The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the volatile oil of turpentine; colophony. Rosin oil, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree, -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.

Ros"in, v. t.

Definition: To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin. Or with the rosined bow torment the string. Gay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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20 June 2024

INSIGNIFICANTLY

(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”


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