Colophony

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Colophony \Col"o*pho`ny\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[=o]*n[y^] or
     k[-o]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n. [Gr. 'h kolofwni`a (sc.
     "rhti`nh resin, gum) resin, fr. Kolofw`nios of or from
     Colophon in Ionia.]
     Rosin.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  colophony
       n : translucent brittle substance produced from pine oleoresin;
           used especially in varnishes and inks and on the bows of
           stringed instruments