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Prussian blue
noun
- a moderate to deep greenish blue.
- one of the iron blues, a dark-blue, crystalline, water-insoluble pigment, Fe 4 [Fe(CN) 6 ] 3 , produced by reacting ferrocyanic acid or a ferrocyanide with a ferric compound: used in painting, fabric printing, and laundry bluing.
Prussian blue
noun
- any of a number of blue pigments containing ferrocyanide or ferricyanide complexes
- the blue or deep greenish-blue colour of this pigment
- ( as adjective )
a Prussian-blue carpet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Prussian blue1
1715–25; translation of French bleu de Prusse, so called because it was discovered and first reported in Berlin, capital of Prussia
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Example Sentences
There are different kinds, but I prefer the Prussian Blue above all.
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For a connected view of the various compounds of cyanogen employed in the arts, see Prussian Blue.
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Blacks are either common ivory or Frankfort black; and grays are formed by mixtures of prussian blue and Spanish white.
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Mr. Savage recommends a little Indian red to be ground in with the indigo and prussian blue, to give a rich tone to the black ink.
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The precipitate from the peroxide salts of iron is a very intense prussian blue, called on the continent, Paris blue.
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