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Chinese blue

noun

Etymology

From Chinese + blue. From being an artificial blue pigment invented by the ancient Chinese.

  1. derived from *bʰlēw-✻
  2. inherited from *blēwaz✻
  3. derived from blāvus
  4. derived from *blāu✻ — “blue”
  5. derived from bloe
  6. derived from bleu
  7. derived from blew
  8. inherited from blewe
  9. compounded as chinese blue — “Chinese + blue”

Definitions

  1. A artificial blue pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄”), used…

    A artificial blue pigment made from barium copper tetrasilicate (“BaO·CuO·(SiO₂)₄”), used in ancient China from the Western Zhou period (1045 BCE) until the end of the Han dynasty (circa 220 CE).

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