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Gamboge

noun
(Written also camboge)
1.
A gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative.
2.
A strong yellow color.  Synonyms: lemon, lemon yellow, maize.



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... in a negative, DR. DIAMOND recommends, as the most effectual mode of stopping them, a little gamboge neatly applied with a camel-hair pencil. Where a great intensity is desired, Indian ink may be applied in the same manner, taking care in both cases to smooth off the edges with a dry brush. The cyanide of potassium applied in the same way, but with very great care, will remove ...
— Notes and Queries, Number 215, December 10, 1853 • Various


Words linked to "Gamboge" :   yellowness, yellow, gum resin


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