noun
Origin: ME turpentyne < OFr terbentine < L terebinthinus, of the turpentine tree < terebinthus: see terebinth
transitive verb turpentined, turpentining
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See turpentine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Middle English, resin of the terebinth
Origin: , from Old French terebentine
Origin: , from Latin terebinthina (rēsīna), terebinth (resin)
Origin: , from Greek terebinthinē
Origin: , feminine of terebenthinos
Origin: , from terebinthos, terebinth tree
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