blue ultramarine ash

blue ultramarine ash
noun
: a strong to vivid greenish blue

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  • ultramarine ash — noun Etymology: ultramarine (I) 1. : a delicate bluish gray pigment obtained as a residuum from lapis lazuli after the extraction of ultramarine and used by the old masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies 2. : a… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Ultramarine ashes — Ultramarine Ul tra*ma*rine , n. [Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So called because the lapis lazuli was originally brought from beyond the sea, from Asia.] (Chem.) A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli, but now produced in large… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • ultramarine — I. noun Etymology: Medieval Latin ultramarinus coming from beyond the sea, from Latin ultra + mare sea more at marine Date: 1598 1. a. (1) a blue pigment prepared by powdering lapis lazuli (2) a similar pigment prepared from kaolin, soda ash,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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