Cassel brown

noun

A brown pigment consisting of impure lignite.

Meanings

nounCassel brown (countable and uncountable, plural Cassel browns)

plural Cassel browns

  1. countableuncountableA brown pigment consisting of impure lignite.

    Synonyms: Cassel earth

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA brown pigment consisting of impure lignite.

Origin

Originally found near Cassel (now Kassel) in Germany.

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