French blue

French blue
noun
ultramarine pigment prepared artificially
Hypernyms: ↑ultramarine, ↑ultramarine blue

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noun
Usage: often capitalized F
1. : a strong purplish blue that is the color of ultramarine prepared artificially — called also artificial ultramarine, French ultramarine, Gmelin's blue, Guimet's blue, lime blue, new blue, permanent blue
2. : ultramarine 1b

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French blue,
1. artificial ultramarine.
2. British Slang. a) an amphetamine tablet. b) = drinamyl. (Cf.drinamyl)

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