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verdaccio

/və(ɹ)ˈdɑːtʃiəʊ/

verdaccio noun: a mixed greenish pigment used in painting.

Noun

verdaccio (countable and uncountable, plural verdaccios)

  1. A mixed greenish pigment used in painting.
    • And the third underpainting color choice is a Verdaccio, or shades of green. Verdaccios are usually created with either a Raw Umber and Flake White or Terra Verte […]2006, Jodi Brody, Portrait Painting With Classical Old Masters Techniques, page 57

Forms of verdaccio

pluralverdaccios

Origin of verdaccio

Borrowed from Italian verdaccio.

Questions about verdaccio

What does verdaccio mean?
Verdaccio means a mixed greenish pigment used in painting.
What part of speech is verdaccio?
Verdaccio is a noun.
How do you pronounce verdaccio?
Verdaccio is pronounced /və(ɹ)ˈdɑːtʃiəʊ/.
What is the plural of verdaccio?
The plural of verdaccio is verdaccios.

Words near verdaccio in the dictionary

  1. vercosine
  2. vercosines
  3. vercuronium
  4. verd
  5. verd antique
  6. verdaccio
  7. verdaccios
  8. Verdadism
  9. verdaille
  10. Verdanagate
  11. verdancies

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