Definition of bone brown
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: a pigment similar to bone black made by partially carbonizing bones
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: a moderate to dark olive brown
— called also bracken, ivory brown
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“Bone brown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20brown. Accessed 13 May. 2021.
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