Crossword-Solution: SANDARAC
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Sandarac | n. | Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. |
| Sandarac | n. | A white or yellow resin obtained from a Barbary tree (Callitris quadrivalvis or Thuya articulata), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so called from a resemblance to the mineral. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SANDARAC | anagram | CARANDAS |
We have 17 clues for the answer “SANDARAC”
| Clue | Answers |
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| ARAR tree gum | 1 answer |
| sandarach | 1 answer |
| either of two coniferous trees having hard fragrant dark wood | 1 answer |
| Realgar | 1 answer |
| N. African tree | 1 answer |
| GUM juniper | 1 answer |
| Cypress pine. | 1 answer |
| African cypress tree | 1 answer |
| Resin-yielding tree | 2 answers |
| Resin used in making varnish | 2 answers |
| Moroccan tree | 3 answers |
| Resin used in varnish | 5 answers |
| VARNISH-making material | 6 answers |
| BALD cypress | 12 answers |
| ARBORVITAE RELATIVE | 13 answers |
| Resin | 31 answers |
| Africa tree | 32 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
EARA
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with SANDARAC (5)
Spirit Polish.--Shell-lac, two pounds; powdered mastic and sandarac, of each one ounce; copal varnish, half a pint; spirits of wine, one gallon.
Argan, kharob, and lotus, with the help of a few of the "arar" or gum sandarac trees, shut off the view to the right and left.
Other gums, as mastic, dammar, sandarac, and even resin are sometimes mixed with copal to cheapen the product or to cause more rapid drying.
There are two kinds, a native and an artificial, of which the former is the _sandarac_ of the ancients, and is rather redder than the latter.
The translator, in a note, offers a conjecture, not without its probability, that it may have been sandarac, the "Vernice da Scrivere" of Cennino, and quotes Raffaello Borghini in his "Reposo." If you would have your varnish brilliant, use much sandarac--it makes certainly a very hard varnish--it is difficult to combine it with oil.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT, USA TODAY.
Used 4 times in crossword archives (1967–1997).