| Mastic (mastic) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Mas"tic |
| [F., fr. L.
mastiche, mastichum, Gr. (?), fr. (?) to chew, because
of its being used in the East for chewing.] [Written also
mastich.]
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A low shrubby tree of the
genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands
and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; --
called also, mastic tree.
A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and
obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an
aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
A kind of cement composed of burnt clay,
litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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