chian turpentine

2 definitions found

chian turpentine - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.]
     Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea.
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     Chian earth, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios,
        used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.
  
     Chian turpentine, a fragrant, almost transparent
        turpentine, obtained from the Pistacia Terebinthus.
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chian turpentine - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Chian turpentine
      n 1: a turpentine exuded by the terebinth