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Ancient Greek pitch + beautiful: compare French pittacale.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pittacal
Today it means: A dark blue dyestuff obtained from wood-tar oil, the first to be commercially produced. Full definition →
Today it means: A dark blue dyestuff obtained from wood-tar oil, the first to be commercially produced. Full definition →
Ancient Greek pitch + beautiful: compare French pittacale.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.