lead white
Americannoun
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Wright adopted Caravaggio’s lead white ground and midbrown overlay, as well as his flushed cheeks, pale necks and fleshy pink velvets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026
They both painted in contrasting dark and light hues, favoring palettes of darker, earthy pigments: bone black, ocher, umber, siennas and lead white.
From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2019
Walker also used lead white paint, Martin found; the forger used zinc white.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2018
A study in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology has shown that belonging to a diverse group can lead white people to process information more thoroughly.
From Washington Times • Mar. 12, 2018
The colour should be used with zinc white, and not with lead white, and, of course, they must be in the state of fine powder, and not ground up with oil or any such material.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
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