mineral blue

noun

1

: a blue pigment: such as

a

: a natural pigment made by grinding the mineral azurite or a synthetic pigment of similar composition

called also mountain blue

compare blue verditer

b

: bremen blue sense 2

c

: an iron blue usually lightened by admixture (as with white clay)

2

a

: azurite blue

b

: antwerp blue

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