English Explanatory Dictionary

Payne's grey

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A dark blue-grey colour used in painting, originally a mixture of iron blue (Prussian blue), yellow ochre and crimson lake.

Word forms

Payne's grey Payne's gray

Etymology

Named after the watercolour painter William Payne.

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