copal

/koh-puhl, -pal/US // ˈkoʊ pəl, -pæl //UK // (ˈkəʊpəl, -pæl) //

椰子油,棕榈油,棕榈,桡骨

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.

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.
Next day we reach Coquilhatville early and after taking some rubber and gum copal on board leave in the afternoon.
This, 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.