Venice turpentine

English

Noun

Venice turpentine (uncountable)

1. (now historical) A thick substance made from the tree resin of the European larch (Larix decidua), formerly used as a component in the oil paintings of artists to create glossy, translucent glazes.

   Synonyms: larch turpentine, Venetian turpentine

   • 1789, Erasmus Darwin, The Loves of the Plants:

     [T]hey produce resins, and many of them are supposed to supply the most durable timber: what is called Venice-turpentine is obtained from the larch by wounding the bark about two feet from the ground, and catching it as it exsudes […].

Translations

distillated resin of European larch

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: venetsiantärpätti
• German: Lärchenterpentin n, Lärchenharz n
• Greek:

  Ancient: λάριξ m (lárix)

• Latin: coāgulum n, larix
• Swedish: venetiansk terpentin c, venetianskt terpentin n