TURPENTINE

Jack's Reference Book for Home and Office : An Encyclopaedia of General Information: General Information · 1909 · p. 16

a colourle , olly liquid, e | obtained by the distillation of the resins 3 | of various species of pine and fir. It is. | @ solvent for resins and rubbers, and is 2/used in varnish manufacture. Large 2 | quantities are imported into Britain from Ra ia. The name “ — ” is also -| employed for the resinous oil | CO a ee fir trees. f [s. 305]