English Explanatory Dictionary

Krems white

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of white lead, particularly as used in painting”).

Word forms

Krems white Crems white Kremser white Kremnitz white Cremnitz white

Etymology

A calque of German Kremsweiss, from its original production from exceptionally pure white lead produced by galena mines near Krems, Austria.

Synonyms

French white
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