Brass articles that have to be cleaned frequently should be covered with oil of turpentine, or thin English copal varnish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883] Reference

It forms a tree 150 to 200 feet in height, and produces a hard, brittle resin-like copal, which is used in varnish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture] Reference

The ceremony went on amid the sweet smell of copal.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Zapotec funeral, Oaxaca, Mexico] Reference

Finish up with two or three coats of copal varnish.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference

Add the oil whilst the copal is warm, but not boiling hot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference

The copal incense that he offered was of the finest known.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mythology and legends of the Nahua people: part 3] Reference

Use with oil on shellac and with oil or water on copal varnish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

Palmo-copal is a solution of copal obtained by heating palm oil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

The incense or putzee is produced from the sap of the copal tree.    From Wordnik.com.  [Symbolism used by the Huichols] Reference

'What have you said to Maclean, Maris & Co., about the gum-copal?'.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference

A commercially important copal and one noted for its hardness is the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

They light their candles, they burn copal and incense, and they pray.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mixquic: the Day of the Dead and the Day of All Saints in Mexico] Reference

The humble copal transforms our living room but doesn't overwhelm it.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Christmas tree in Mexico] Reference

The thick sweetness of copal, a ceremonial incense, enveloped the mourners.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Zapotec funeral, Oaxaca, Mexico] Reference

Give the shaft a coat of copal varnish, between the shoulders, and let it dry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference

A valuable resin, known as Manila copal, is collected from Agathis dammara trees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palawan rain forests] Reference

A thick white varnish made by mixing oxide of zinc with copal varnish in a mortar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference

French felt, medium hard, is used for rubbing down copal varnish with pumice stone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

It is allied to copal in its nature and appearance, and is much used by varnish-makers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference

They painted themselves with natural pigments, with copal, and with ground up avocados.    From Wordnik.com.  [Huichol art, a matter of survival: Part Two] Reference

For the outside, clear gum copal 1 part, oil of rosemary 1 part, absolute alcohol 3 parts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures] Reference

Another variety, manilla copal, is the only copal resin which has a waterproofing capacity.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Boiled linseed oil, 6 ounces; copal, 6 ounces; litharge, 2 ounces; and white lead, 16 ounces.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Mechanics for Boys] Reference

Their ears, frightfully distended, held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Five Weeks in a Balloon] Reference

Often generically referred to as alebrijes, they are shaped from the branches of the copal tree.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacobo Angeles: A rich wood-carving tradition in Oaxaca, dating to pre-Hispanic times] Reference

A native growth of this region is the copal tree, famous as yielding the best gum known to commerce.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American Supplement, No. 1082, September 26, 1896] Reference

For 5 lbs. copal, and the proper proportions of oil and turpentine, the vessel should hold six gallons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. 1866. Fourth edition.] Reference

So what our ancestors learned to do was take the dried sap from the copal tree and heat it up with honey.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacobo Angeles: A rich wood-carving tradition in Oaxaca, dating to pre-Hispanic times] Reference

This, though M. M.rimée confesses it does not resemble it in consistence, he still will have to be copal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845] Reference

We spoke in the commencement of this paper, of the "Gummi Fornis," which M. M.rimée concluded to be copal.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 357, June, 1845] Reference

The materials required are cement, copal varnish, designs, a duck-quill sable, and a flat camel's-hair brush.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference

The solvent or vehicle of the modern copal varnishes consists principally of linseed oil with some turpentine.    From Wordnik.com.  [Handwork in Wood] Reference

From the female copal tree we are able to make figures out of one piece of wood, often very large and intricate.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacobo Angeles: A rich wood-carving tradition in Oaxaca, dating to pre-Hispanic times] Reference

The presence of gum copal in considerable quantities in the superficial rocks is characteristic of certain regions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1] Reference

She resembled a fine old wainscotted painting with the face and features shining through a thick incrustation of copal varnish.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 289, December 22, 1827] Reference

Brady and his team have recovered potsherds encrusted with the charred resin of the copal palm spanning the entire Classic period.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rituals of the Modern Maya] Reference

Because of the properties of the copal, and Oaxaca's semi-tropical climate, the wood is susceptible to powder post beetle infestation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jacobo Angeles: A rich wood-carving tradition in Oaxaca, dating to pre-Hispanic times] Reference