- ul·tra·ma·rine
- /ˌʌltrəməˈriːn/ noun [noncount]: a very bright blue colorultramarine adj
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ul|tra|ma|rine — «UHL truh muh REEN», noun, adjective. –n. 1. Also, ultramarine blue. a deep blue. 2. a blue pigment, originally made from powdered lapis lazuli. 3. a similar blue pigment, prepared artificially by grinding together a mixture of kaolin, sulfur,… … Useful english dictionary
ultramarine — ul|tra|ma|rine [ ,ʌltrəmə rin ] adjective very bright blue in color ╾ ul|tra|ma|rine noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Green ultramarine — 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
Ultramarine — Ul tra*ma*rine , a. [Pref. ultra + marine.] Situated or being beyond the sea. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 quantities by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ultramarine ash — 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
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
ultramarine — ul|tra|ma|rine [ˌʌltrəməˈri:n] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; : Medieval Latin; Origin: ultramarinus coming from beyond the sea ; because the substance it was made from was originally brought from Asia] a very bright blue colour >ultramarine adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
ultramarine — ul•tra•ma•rine [[t]ˌʌl trə məˈrin[/t]] adj. 1) of a deep blue color 2) beyond the sea 3) fia a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli 4) fia a similar artificial blue pigment 5) fia any of various related pigments 6) a deep blue color • … From formal English to slang
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
