ivory black
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of ivory black
First recorded in 1625–35
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She may repeat this process twenty times or more, sanding the entire surface, before she lays down the next layer of ivory black mixed with burnt umber, ultramarine blue, and sometimes a touch of white.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 26, 2019
She knew the paw well, dipped in white fur, claws that alternated black, ivory, black, ivory.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 22, 2010
A variety of substances may be used, such as fine soot or ivory black, ultramarinep.
From Practical Mechanics for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough
The only ones we need speak of are ivory black, which has a reddish cast, and blue black, which is weaker, but lacks the purplish note, which is often an advantage.
From The Painter in Oil A complete treatise on the principles and technique necessary to the painting of pictures in oil colors by Parkhurst, Daniel Burleigh
A brilliant black varnish for iron, stone, or wood can be made by thoroughly incorporating ivory black with common shellac varnish.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
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