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ivory black

noun

  1. a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.


ivory black

noun

  1. a black pigment obtained by grinding charred scraps of ivory in oil


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ivory black1

First recorded in 1625–35

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Example Sentences

A variety of substances may be used, such as fine soot or ivory black, ultramarinep.

If black sealing-wax is required, lamp-black or ivory-black is stirred in.

Ivory black may be prepared upon the small scale, by a well regulated ignition of the ivory dust in a covered crucible.

Either lamp black or ivory black serves for the colouring-matter of black wax.

Mix a quarter of a pound of ivory black, six gills of vinegar, a table-spoonful of sweet oil, two large spoonsful of molasses.

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