Prussian Blue Definition
noun
An insoluble dark blue pigment and dye, ferric ferrocyanide or one of its modifications.
American Heritage
A strong, dark blue.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Of a rich blue colour, tinted with green.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Prussian Blue
Noun
Singular:
Prussian blue
Plural:
prussian-bluesOrigin of Prussian Blue
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The pigment was discovered circa 1700 in the German state of Prussia by a paint-maker named Diesbach.
From Wiktionary
From its having been discovered by an 18th-century color-maker in Berlin (then in Prussia)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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