| 单词 | vegetable tallow |
| 例句 | Tall′ow-tree, the name given to trees of different kinds which produce a thick oil or vegetable tallow, or a somewhat resinous substance, capable of making candles.—adj. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 2012-01-30T03:00:19.113Z Cocoanut oil was once used extensively in the manufacture of fine candles, and is still occasionally in demand for this purpose in the Philippines, in combination with the vegetable tallow of a species of Stillingia. The Cocoanut With reference to its products and cultivation in the Philippines The principal exports are fish, coarse black tea, cotton, vegetable tallow, sweet potatoes, and some wheat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" The flame was not bright; but the vegetable tallow has the advantage of remaining concrete, or hard, under the greatest tropical heat, white that produced from animal fat becomes too soft for the purpose. Mark Seaworth With regard to the uses of the vegetable tallow, Dr Macgowan observes: 'Artificial illumination in China is generally procured by vegetable oils, but candles are also employed.... Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 They carried her off with other booty; but as she was so small, and did not look able to do much work, they sold her to her present master for three cakes of vegetable tallow. Mark Seaworth We are not aware that the vegetable tallow has as yet been imported into Britain to any extent. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 |
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