copal
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
Origin of copal
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How to use copal in a sentence
She resembled a fine old wainscotted painting with the face and features shining through a thick incrustation of copal varnish.
Whistler told us that he used a medium composed of copal, mastic, and turpentine.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellNext day we reach Coquilhatville early and after taking some rubber and gum copal on board leave in the afternoon.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State | Marcus DormanThis, though M. Merimée confesses it does not resemble it in consistence, he still will have to be copal.
We spoke in the commencement of this paper, of the "Gummi Fornis," which M. Merimée concluded to be copal.
British Dictionary definitions for copal
/ (ˈkəʊpəl, -pæl) /
a hard aromatic resin, yellow, orange, or red in colour, obtained from various tropical trees and used in making varnishes and lacquers
Origin of copal
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