Antwerp blue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Antwerp blue
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Intensities of indigo, Antwerp blue, cobalt, and French ultramarine 104 23.
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Antwerp blue is very light and easily worked.
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With a slight quantity of Antwerp blue, varnish in itself will produce a decidedly greenish tint.
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Prussian blue, indigo, Antwerp blue, Chinese blue, French ultramarine, and German ultramarine.
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Antwerp blue, a weaker kind of Prussian blue, is even more fugitive.
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