wood spirit
Americannoun
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(especially in folklore) a supernatural, incorporeal being believed to inhabit the forest.
noun
Etymology
Origin of wood spirit
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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“I’ve got a crystal ball, and I’ve got a wood spirit hanging in my office,” head coach Mike Zimmer said.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 1, 2018
She moved through the trees as quickly as a wood spirit.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
Methylated spirit consists of rectified spirit with 10 per cent. of wood spirit.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by Robertson, W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison )
Crude wood spirit, which has been freed from acetic acid, consists in the main of a mixture of acetone and methyl- alcohol.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
The best solvent for shellac, however, in the preparation of the stiffening and proofing mixture for hats, is probably wood spirit or methylated spirit.
From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert
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