释义 |
ivory-black A fine soft black pigment, obtained by calcining ivory in a closed vessel; sometimes loosely applied to bone-black.
1634Peacham Gentl. Exerc., Drawing 90 With Ivory black as Elephants tooth burned. 1732J. Peele Water-Colours 53 The proper Black for Water-Colours is what they call Ivory-black. 1836J. M. Gully Magendie's Formul. (ed. 2) 21 He then dissolves the morphia in acetic acid and treats the solution with ivory-black, in order to withdraw all colour from it. |