Egyptian blue

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noun
Definitions
  • A pigment made from calcium copper tetrasilicate, the first artificial pigment, a blue, used by Egyptians for over 3 millennia, before dying out during the Roman Empire; one of the few alternates to lapis lazuli during ancient times.

Etymology

Compound from English Egyptian + English blue.

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blue

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