ultramarine – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
ultramarine
adj.
beyond the sea; having the color of a blue pigment from lapis lazuli
n.
blue pigment; deep blue color
Ultramarine
Ultramarine is a deep
blue color and a
pigment which was originally made by grinding
lapis lazuli into a powder. The name comes from the Latin
ultramarinus, literally "beyond the sea", because the pigment was imported into Europe from mines in Afghanistan by Italian traders during the 14th and 15th centuries.
ultramarine
Noun
1. blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
(synonym) ultramarine blue
(hypernym) pigment
(hyponym) French blue, French ultramarine, French ultramarine blue
2. vivid blue to purple-blue
(hypernym) blue, blueness
Adjective
1. of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color
(similar) chromatic
ultramarin
adj.
ultramarine, having the color of a blue pigment from lapis lazuli
ultramarin
adj.
ultramarine, blue pigment; deep blue color
