ivory black
a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
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How to use ivory black in a sentence
A variety of substances may be used, such as fine soot or ivory black, ultramarinep.
Practical Mechanics for Boys | J. S. ZerbeIf black sealing-wax is required, lamp-black or ivory-black is stirred in.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing | Watson Smithivory black may be prepared upon the small scale, by a well regulated ignition of the ivory dust in a covered crucible.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreEither lamp black or ivory black serves for the colouring-matter of black wax.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreMix a quarter of a pound of ivory black, six gills of vinegar, a table-spoonful of sweet oil, two large spoonsful of molasses.
The American Housewife | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for ivory black
a black pigment obtained by grinding charred scraps of ivory in oil
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