bremen blue
Definition of bremen blue
1 : a moderate bluish green that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than porcelain green and bluer and paler than sea blue —called also chemic green, Neuwied blue, Peligot's blue, water blue
2 : any of various greenish blue or bluish green pigments consisting essentially of copper hydroxide containing copper carbonate or of basic copper carbonate — compare blue verditer
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Origin and Etymology of bremen blue
probably translation of German bremerblau
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