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Payne's grey

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

Noun

Payne's grey

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

Forms of Payne's grey

alternative formPayne's gray

Origin of Payne's grey

Named after the watercolour painter William Payne.

Questions about Payne's grey

What does Payne's grey mean?
Payne's grey means a dark blue-grey colour used in painting, originally a mixture of iron blue (Prussian blue), yellow ochre and crimson lake.
What part of speech is Payne's grey?
Payne's grey is a noun.

Words near Payne's grey in the dictionary

  1. payne
  2. Payne County
  3. Payne effect
  4. Payne effects
  5. Payne's gray
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  7. Payne's process
  8. Payneham
  9. paynes
  10. Paynes Creek
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