Results for ultramarine
Definitions of ultramarine:
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: noun
A beautiful blue coloring matter made from lapis lazuli.
part of speech: adjective
Situated beyond the sea; foreign.
part of speech: noun
A blue pigment of great beauty and permanence; prepared from the lapis lazuli, the finest specimens being brought from China and Further Asia, hence the name- now artificially prepared.
part of speech: noun
The most beautiful and durable sky- blue color, so called either from its intense blue, or from the lapis lazuli, from which it is made, being brought from Asia, beyond the sea.
Usage examples for ultramarine:
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25 " 20 " ultramarine
"The Postage Stamp in War", Fred. J. Melville -
No wind- just the stars, and the ultramarine and the nothing to do but lay me down and sleep.
"The Weavers, Complete", Gilbert Parker Last Updated: March 14, 2009 -
The payment for the roof was to have been 205 ducats; for the walls they offered 575. Besides this, the painter was to be furnished with ultramarine a certain quantity of food and wine, and a free lodging, with two beds, as the lengthy documents of commission minutely tell.
"Luca Signorelli", Maud Cruttwell