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ultramarine
[ uhl-truh-muh-reen ]
adjective
- of the color ultramarine.
- beyond the sea.
noun
- a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli.
- a similar artificial blue pigment.
- any of various other pigments.
- a deep-blue color.
ultramarine
/ ˌʌltrəməˈriːn /
noun
- a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc
- a vivid blue colour
adjective
- of the colour ultramarine
- from across the seas
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Origin of ultramarine1
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Example Sentences
There was even a dash of ultramarine, too—a brighter blue than her eyes—and her heart began to beat quite another tune.
The colour of ultramarine is brought out by successive heatings.
Nevertheless, ultramarine is not always entitled to the whole of this commendation.
Three are mentioned by Cennino—indigo, a cobalt, and ultramarine.
A deep ultramarine, shading up into a soft purple hue, blends in a colour-scheme with the lilac plateau.
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