Antwerp blue
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Antwerp blue
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Antwerp blue is distinguished from the latter by its more earthy fracture.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
With a slight quantity of Antwerp blue, varnish in itself will produce a decidedly greenish tint.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle
Prussian blue, indigo, Antwerp blue, Chinese blue, French ultramarine, and German ultramarine.
From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle
In landscape, gamboge affords with indigo or Antwerp blue clear bright greens, and with sepia a very useful sober tint.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
What Antwerp blue is to Prussian blue, this is to French blue—that is, as regards colour.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
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