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ivory black
noun
- a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
ivory black
noun
- a black pigment obtained by grinding charred scraps of ivory in oil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ivory black1
First recorded in 1625–35
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Example Sentences
A variety of substances may be used, such as fine soot or ivory black, ultramarinep.
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If black sealing-wax is required, lamp-black or ivory-black is stirred in.
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Ivory black may be prepared upon the small scale, by a well regulated ignition of the ivory dust in a covered crucible.
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Either lamp black or ivory black serves for the colouring-matter of black wax.
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Mix a quarter of a pound of ivory black, six gills of vinegar, a table-spoonful of sweet oil, two large spoonsful of molasses.
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