zinc white

British  

noun

1. another name for Chinese white

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Example Sentences

He asks Theo to send him some tubes of paint before he leaves Paris: three of zinc white, four of Veronese green, and a tube each of cobalt, ultramarine, emerald green, and orange lead.

From Literature

With even a little study, a con artist would know not to use zinc white; some forgers go on to become diligent researchers, accessing technical journals and case studies to learn what experts search for.

From The Guardian

Along with an easel and paints and brushes, he insisted on making her buy him large tubes of zinc white, a type of white pigment.

From The New Yorker

The entire inside is lined with white paper, or, in the case of the uncorked boxes, painted with zinc white.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg