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French Blue (Noun)

Meaning

Ultramarine pigment prepared artificially.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Examples

  • French blue was initially discovered by chance in 1704 by the German chemist and pigment maker Johann Jacob Diesbach.
  • In the early nineteenth century the artificial ultramarine pigment known as French blue, made through a manufacturing process, began to replace the natural substance in paint.
  • The first synthetic pigment that could be mass-produced was the French blue made from lapis lazuli.
  • Davy's talk was about colour and the making of a pigment called French blue out of ground glass, and he showed his technique to them during the meeting.
  • Initially made by a process of oven-heating, this early synthetic ultramarine pigment was called French blue by manufacturers and artists.

Synonyms

  • French Ultramarine
  • French Ultramarine Blue

Hypernyms

  • Ultramarine Blue
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