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piney |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Piney \Pin"ey\, a. See {Piny}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.] A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[ae]}, which grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products. {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid, fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and {white dammar}. {Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow, obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica}; called also {dupada oil}. {Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}), from the bark of which when wounded, a gummy substance exudes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Piny \Pin"y\, a. Abounding with pines. [Written also {piney}.] ``The piny wood.'' --Longfellow. From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Piney, AR (CDP, FIPS 55610) Location: 34.50343 N, 93.14265 W Population (1990): 2500 (1300 housing units) Area: 17.0 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
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