Turpentine
noun
A liquid made from pine trees, used mainly as a solvent.
He used turpentine to clean his paint brushes.
Often appears as...
- turpentine oil
- turpentine spirit
noun
A type of tree that produces resin, from which turpentine is made.
Pine trees, particularly the longleaf pine, are often used as turpentine trees.
Often appears as...
- turpentine tree
- turpentine production
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The resin from a turpentine tree.
The turpentine tree produces a sticky resin that's used to make solvents.
Often appears as...
- turpentine resin
- turpentine gum
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A liquid made from pine trees, used mainly as a solvent.
He used turpentine to clean his paint brushes.
Often appears as...
- turpentine oil
- turpentine spirit
noun
A type of tree that produces resin, from which turpentine is made.
Pine trees, particularly the longleaf pine, are often used as turpentine trees.
Often appears as...
- turpentine tree
- turpentine production
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The resin from a turpentine tree.
The turpentine tree produces a sticky resin that's used to make solvents.
Often appears as...
- turpentine resin
- turpentine gum
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Use
Turpentine is frequently used by artists to thin oil paint and to clean brushes.
She thinned the oil paint with just a bit of turpentine.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Smell
Turpentine has a very strong, pungent smell that can be overwhelming in enclosed spaces.
After cleaning with turpentine, he opened the windows to air out the studio.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Measure
Turpentine is flammable and can be toxic; handle it with care and use in well-ventilated areas.
Wear gloves when using turpentine to protect your skin.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Use
Turpentine is frequently used by artists to thin oil paint and to clean brushes.
She thinned the oil paint with just a bit of turpentine.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Smell
Turpentine has a very strong, pungent smell that can be overwhelming in enclosed spaces.
After cleaning with turpentine, he opened the windows to air out the studio.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Measure
Turpentine is flammable and can be toxic; handle it with care and use in well-ventilated areas.
Wear gloves when using turpentine to protect your skin.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Use
Turpentine is frequently used by artists to thin oil paint and to clean brushes.
She thinned the oil paint with just a bit of turpentine.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Smell
Turpentine has a very strong, pungent smell that can be overwhelming in enclosed spaces.
After cleaning with turpentine, he opened the windows to air out the studio.
Pro Tip 3/3Safety Measure
Turpentine is flammable and can be toxic; handle it with care and use in well-ventilated areas.
Wear gloves when using turpentine to protect your skin.
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Treating Wounds PIPE Live...
and see if you get any Nick's or scratches this is a very minor a nick or scratch but just a little wound like that can get infected and turn to something pretty serious so what I do is the time this recipe for any kind of a small flesh wound or injury you simply pour a little turpentine on it it last virtually forever and it will kill the
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The evolution of the...
with water or wine, but since water doesn't stick to metal type, use of the printing press required a change to oil-based ink. Printers used black ink made of a mixture of lamp soot, turpentine, and walnut oil. And what about font size and type?
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How to rebuild the world...
rather than burning them as we do in our gasifier stove you can collect really useful substances for yourself like pitch and turpentine and methanol even the ashes left behind after harbored fire are exceedingly useful if you soak
Video examples
Treating Wounds PIPE Live...
and see if you get any Nick's or scratches this is a very minor a nick or scratch but just a little wound like that can get infected and turn to something pretty serious so what I do is the time this recipe for any kind of a small flesh wound or injury you simply pour a little turpentine on it it last virtually forever and it will kill the
Video examples
The evolution of the...
with water or wine, but since water doesn't stick to metal type, use of the printing press required a change to oil-based ink. Printers used black ink made of a mixture of lamp soot, turpentine, and walnut oil. And what about font size and type?
Video examples
How to rebuild the world...
rather than burning them as we do in our gasifier stove you can collect really useful substances for yourself like pitch and turpentine and methanol even the ashes left behind after harbored fire are exceedingly useful if you soak
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Edward Hopper
American Artist
It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method.
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David Lynch
American Director
I love paint. I like watercolours. I like acrylic paint... a little bit. I like house paint. I like oil-based paint, and I love oil paint. I love the smell of turpentine and I like that world of oil paint very, very, very much.
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David Lynch
American Director
I like watercolours. I like acrylic paint... a little bit. I like house paint. I like oil-based paint, and I love oil paint. I love the smell of turpentine and I like that world of oil paint very, very, very much.
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Norman Rockwell
American Artist
A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over.
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Robert Ingpen
Australian Artist
My studio is not arty. It doesn't smell of turpentine, and I'm not knee-high in paper.
Quote examples
Edward Hopper
American Artist
It's to paint directly on the canvas without any funny business, as it were, and I use almost pure turpentine to start with, adding oil as I go along until the medium becomes pure oil. I use as little oil as I can possibly help, and that's my method.
Quote examples
David Lynch
American Director
I love paint. I like watercolours. I like acrylic paint... a little bit. I like house paint. I like oil-based paint, and I love oil paint. I love the smell of turpentine and I like that world of oil paint very, very, very much.
Quote examples
David Lynch
American Director
I like watercolours. I like acrylic paint... a little bit. I like house paint. I like oil-based paint, and I love oil paint. I love the smell of turpentine and I like that world of oil paint very, very, very much.
Quote examples
Norman Rockwell
American Artist
A face in the picture would bother me, so I'd rub it out with the turpentine and do it over.
Quote examples
Robert Ingpen
Australian Artist
My studio is not arty. It doesn't smell of turpentine, and I'm not knee-high in paper.
Example 1 of 5
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