cobalt green

American  

noun

1. a medium, yellowish-green color.

2. Also called zinc green.  a pigment used in painting consisting mainly of oxides of cobalt and zinc, characterized chiefly by its green color, fast drying rate, permanence, and lack of tinting strength.

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Etymology

Origin of cobalt green

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The colors used for this style of painting are zinc white, green oxide of chrome, cobalt green, chromate of lead, colcothar, ochers, and ultramarine.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various

True cobalt green is made by igniting a very large quantity of carbonate of zinc with a very small quantity of carbonate of cobalt.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

With other physical defects, and a colour inferior to the chrome oxides, cobalt green has never been a favourite with artists, though justly eulogised by chemists.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

A compound analogous to cobalt green may be made, of an olive hue, with more body, and equally stable.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas