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单词 paynes grey
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Payne's greyn.

Brit. /ˌpeɪnz ˈɡreɪ/, U.S. /ˌpeɪnz ˈɡreɪ/
Forms: 1800s– Payne's gray, 1800s– Payne's grey. Also occurs with capitalization of the first and second element or of neither.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Payne , grey n.
Etymology: < the genitive of the name of William Payne (c1760–1830), English painter, who developed this tint + grey n.
A composite pigment composed of blue, red, black, and white permanent pigments, used esp. for watercolours.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > grey pigment > [noun] > specific
French grey1564
Payne's grey1832
mineral grey1869
zinc-grey1881
charcoal grey1907
1832 Libr. Fine Arts Dec. 365 The chiar'-oscuro of this style was principally wrought by the use of a compound colour denominated ‘Payne's gray’.
1835 G. Field Chromatogr. xx. 178 Several mixed pigments of the class of gray colours are sold under the name of Payne's gray, neutral tint, &c.
1886 H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments vi. 68 Payne's grey resembles neutral tint in being a compound colour.
1924 F. W. Weber Artists' Pigments 98 Payne's Gray, like Neutral Tint, is prepared by various color manufacturers.
1984 T. Clark Paradise Resisted 179 The..payne's gray naval armada of clouds rolls its slow length along the goleta valley.
1998 Artist Mar. 42/4 In order to add a little drama, I added clouds made with titanium white, permanent rose and Payne's grey.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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