ultramarine
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/ul'treuh meuh reen"/, adj.1. of the color ultramarine.2. beyond the sea.n.3. a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli.4. a similar artificial blue pigment.5. any of various other pigments.6. a deep-blue color.[1590-1600; < ML ultramarinus, equiv. to L ultra ULTRA- + marinus MARINE]
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▪ pigmentpigment in the gem lapis lazuli, used by painters as early as the European Middle Ages. Ore containing the colour was ground, and the powdered lapis lazuli was separated from the other mineral matter. The pigment was first produced artificially in the late 1820s in France and Germany, being made from about equal amounts of china clay, sulfur, and sodium carbonate, with lesser amounts of silica and rosin or pitch. The mixture is fired slowly to 750° C (1,380° F) and cooled in a sealed furnace. Depending on the proportion of the ingredients, the shade varies from greenish to reddish blue.Ultramarine is used in paints, lacquers, and decorating materials. It has a particularly brilliant blue colour and is very lightfast, but it is not suitable for use outdoors because it weathers to a dull-blue powder.* * *
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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
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ultramarine — [ul΄trə mə rēn′] adj. [ML ultramarinus: see ULTRA & MARINE] 1. beyond the sea 2. deep blue n. 1. a blue pigment originally made by grinding lapis lazuli to a powder 2. a blue pigment of similar chemical composition prepared from other substances … English World dictionary
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