sandarac

Definition

Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic.

Etymology

From Latin sandaraca, from Ancient Greek σανδαράκη (sandarákē, “realgar”).

Example Sentences

• "Sandarach is procured from common juniper; and incense from a juniper with yellow fruit."
• "Oil was also used for making varnish, by dissolving sandarac in it, and as the 'vernysshe' which appears so frequently in accounts was always bought by the pound, the term was evidently applied to the sandarac, or other similar resinous substance."
• "There would have been many gums and resins in these markets for our lute-maker to bind his wood with: sandarac resin from North African pines […]."