rosined

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of rosin.
  rosin

  noun

  the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of rosin.
  rosin

  noun

  the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.

Example Sentences

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rosined

The cuíca, a Brazilian friction drum with a rosined stick fastened to its head, repeatedly yawns like a distant lion, while sirens and clanking anvils evoke an urban jungle.

From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2010

Last week the 106 members of the Boston Symphony, like thousands of symphonic musicians all over the U.S., polished their brasswork and rosined their bows for the start of a new season.

From Time Magazine Archive

Asked critics, "Was it made by a pail covered with cowhide sliding on rosined cloth?"

From Time Magazine Archive

They pulled tin cans along rosined strings behind fat old ladies and grinned at them.

From Time Magazine Archive

This dress of Susan's did not suggest matter any more than the bar of music suggests the rosined string that has given birth to it.

From Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise by David Graham Phillips

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