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Definition of Turps
1. Noun. Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally.
Generic synonyms: Essential Oil, Volatile Oil
Terms within: Gum Terpentine, Turpentine
Definition of Turps
1. Noun. (informal) Turpentine or turpentine substitute. ¹
2. Noun. (slang Australia New Zealand) Any alcoholic drink. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turps
1. turpentine [n TURPS]
Medical Definition of Turps
1. Popular name for turpentine oil. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turps
Literary usage of Turps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Preparation and Uses of White Zinc Paints by Paul Fleury (1912)
"Like linseed oil, the analysis of turps is very long, delicate, and difficult,
but, as in the case of oils, there are methods of indication. ..."
2. Gaslight and Daylight: With Some London Scenes They Shine Upon by George Augustus Sala (1859)
"But here is a gem of gems, turps' almost priceless picture— a, little, old, shabby
panel, on which you can discover something ..."
3. The Artizans' Guide and Everybody's Assistant: Containing Over Three by Richard Moore (1873)
"Grind Prussian bino in turps, other blue, тегу fine in linseed oil ; mil with
white paint ... White lead, Prussian blue and vermilion, with oil and turps. ..."
4. The Successful Housekeeper: A Manual of Universal Application, Especially by Milon W. Ellsworth, Tinnie Ellsworth (1882)
"A mixture of chrome yellow and white lead, oil and turps. DRAB.—Raw and burnt
umber and white lead, with a little Venetian red, linseed oil and turps. ..."
5. Notes on Building Construction by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1879)
"turps is avoided as much as possible, because it evaporates and does not last;
if, however, the work is to be exposed to the sun, turps are necessary to ..."
6. Notes on Building Construction: Arranged to Meet the Requirements of the by Henry Fidler, Great Britain Dept. of Science and Art (1889)
"turps is avoided as much as possible, because it eva]»r- ates and does not last ;
if, however, the work is to be exposed to the sun. turps are necessary to ..."
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