noun
- plural of colophony; solid resins obtained from pine trees, used especially by musicians to treat violin bows and by athletes for grip
Usage: technical; music
Examples
- The violin shop sold various colophonies for different playing styles.
- Musicians often prefer darker colophonies for warmer sound quality.
- The gymnast applied one of several colophonies to improve her grip on the bars.
- Different colophonies produce varying amounts of bow hair dust when playing.
- The music store stocked colophonies from several European manufacturers.