powdered rosin

The ground can also be applied in a fine mist, using powdered rosin or spraypaint.

His cello stands in the corner, dusty around the bridge from powdered rosin.

Powdered Rosin needs no prior preparation.

Baseball pitchers and ten-pin bowlers may use a small cloth bag of powdered rosin for better ball control.

Ballet and flamenco dancers sometimes rub their shoes in powdered rosin to reduce slippage before going on stage.

Dog groomers use powdered rosin to aid in removal of excess hair from deep in the ear canal.

The traditional aquatint, which uses either powdered rosin or enamel spray paint, is replaced with an airbrush application of the acrylic polymer hard ground.

General opinion seems to be that Powdered Rosin is a superior product to the more commonly used Rock Rosin.

Powdered rosin can be applied to new hair, for example with a felt pad or cloth, to reduce the time taken in getting sufficient rosin onto the hair.

Where the engraving technique uses a needle to make lines that print in black (or whatever colour ink is used), aquatint uses powdered rosin to create a tonal effect.

Ballet, flamenco, and Irish Dancers are known to rub the tips and heels of their shoes in powdered rosin to reduce slippage on clean wooden dance floors or competition/performance stages.