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noun
A dark blue-grey colour used in painting, originally a mixture of iron blue (Prussian blue), yellow ochre and crimson lake.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: art, arts
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noun
any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Payne's gray
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pigment
History
Named after the watercolour painter William Payne.
