Payne's gray

Payne's gray
noun
any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue (Freq. 1)
Syn: ↑Payne's grey
Hypernyms: ↑pigment

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\\ˈpānz-\ noun
Usage: often capitalized P
Etymology: after William Payne fl 1800 English artist, its inventor
: a grayish to dark grayish blue

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[pānz]
n. Printing a composite pigment composed of blue, red, black, and white permanent pigments, used esp. for watercolors
Origin:
mid 19th cent.: named after William Payne (fl. 1800), English artist

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