English Explanatory Dictionary

silver white

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of white lead, particularly (historical) in the form used in 19th-century Parisian paints.

Word forms

silver white

Etymology

A calque of French blanc d'argent.

Synonyms

French white white lead particularly
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