Antwerp blue

noun

1. any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Antwerp blue¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

Intensities of indigo, Antwerp blue, cobalt, and French ultramarine 104 23.

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Prussian blue, indigo, Antwerp blue, Chinese blue, French ultramarine, and German ultramarine.

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Antwerp blue is very light and easily worked.

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With a slight quantity of Antwerp blue, varnish in itself will produce a decidedly greenish tint.

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Antwerp blue, a weaker kind of Prussian blue, is even more fugitive.

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