ultramarine ash

noun

A pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted, and which was formerly used as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies.

First used 19th century
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Meanings

nounultramarine ash (plural ultramarine ashes)

plural ultramarine ashes

  1. A pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the ultramarine has been extracted, and which was formerly used as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and draperies.First known use 19th century
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