Cologne earth

noun

An earth of a deep brown colour, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.

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Meanings

nounCologne earth (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryAn earth of a deep brown colour, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
vandyke brown

Origin

Named after the city Cologne.

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Cologne earth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cologne%20earth

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