verditer

American  

[vur-di-ter] / ˈvɜr dɪ tər /

noun

1. either of two pigments, consisting usually of carbonate of copper prepared by grinding either azurite blue verditer or malachite green verditer.

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Etymology

Origin of verditer

1495–1505; < Middle French verd de terre ( French vert de terre ) green of earth

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Example Sentences

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verditer

Their places are taken by the blue-magpies, the beautiful verditer flycatcher, the Himalayan and the black-headed jays, the black bulbul, and tits of several species.

From Birds of the Indian Hills by Douglas Dewar

Ground smalts, blue verditer, and other pigments, have passed under the name of bice.

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

Another.—Blue verditer, and white of any sort, well ground.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Daniel Young

Authorities state that these may be formed from bright Prussian blue or verditer glazed over with Prussian blue or of smalt.

From Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing by William N. Brown

Another method is by first painting the article, after it has been rendered nonabsorbent, of a dark color made of Prussian blue, yellow ochre, and verditer, ground in oil.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

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