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Browse Results: J

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jacaranda

Wood from any of several catalpa trees of the genus Jacaranda native to the West Indies, tropical Americas, Florida, and California....view more

jacaranta brown

An obsolete name for umber....view more

jacitara

A strong, slender stem obtained from the climbing palm, Desmoncus macroacanthus, native to Brazil....view more

jackal

A wild, canine species (genus Canis) native to Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and South America....view more

jackfruit

A tropical tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with sweet, edible fruit that is native to India....view more

jaconet

A lightweight, sheer cotton fabric with a plain weave that was originally made in India....view more

jacquard

An intricately woven fabric made using a draw loom equipped with a jacquard mechanism developed in 1801 by Joseph-Marie Jacquard....view more

jade

A very hard stone ranging in color from pale to dark green....view more

Jade 403

[Jade Adhesives, Chicago] A brand name for a white aqueous adhesive emulsion containing ethylene vinyl acetate (20/80) copolymer....view more

Jade 454

[Jade Adhesives, Chicago] A brand name for a white aqueous adhesive emulsion containing ethylene/vinyl acetate (20/80) copolymer....view more

jadeite

A very hard stone ranging in color from pale to dark green that is commonly called jade....view more

jaguar

A large wild cat of the feline family (Panthera onca) native to Central and South America....view more

jamba oil

A nondrying oil....view more

japan black

1) An imitation black lacquer made with asphalt, linseed oil, and natural resins....view more

japan camphor

Common name for camphor prior to the 19th century....view more

japan color

A pigmented varnish used for lettering, sign painting, and decorative work....view more

japan drier

A dark-brown liquid siccative that speeds the drying of oil paint....view more

japan earth

An early name for cutch, an organic plant dye obtained from the Acacia trees native to Southeast Asia that were imported to Japan and China as early as the 1500's....view more

japan enamel

A hard, shiny imitation Oriental lacquer made made by mixing pigments into an oil and gum binder usually with a reducing agent....view more

Japan ink

A glossy black ink composed of oxidized iron titanate in an aqueous gum solution....view more


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