| 1760 - Страниц: 230
...is much uied, and is greatly efteemed by the artificers : it takes all colours alike, and if it be well managed, neither lofes its luftre by the changes...of the air, nor the age of the wood to which it is applied. The white wax-tree is no lefs extraordinary. It is not fo tall as the tallow-tree ; and has... | |
| 1760 - Страниц: 230
...by the artificers : it takes all colours alike, and if it be well managed, neither lofes its luflre by the changes of the air, nor the age of the wood to which it is applied. There is alfo another tree from which a liquor is obtained that differs but little from Varnifh.... | |
| 1772 - Страниц: 294
...is conftantly ufed, and greatly efteemcd by the artificers; it takes all colours alike, and if it be well managed, neither lofes its luftre by the changes...of the air, nor the age of the" wood to which it is applied. The fecond tree is Tong chu, from which a liquor is gained not much differing from varnifh.... | |
| Thomas Smith - 1803 - Страниц: 318
...esteemed by artificers; it lakes all colours alike, and, if it he well managed, neither loses its lustre by the changes of the air, nor the age of the wood to which it is applied. The other sort, called tongchu, nearly resembles a walnut-tree, and bears a nut filled with... | |
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