Berlin green
- Berlin Ber"lin, n. [The capital of Prussia]
1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind
the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th
century, at Berlin.
[1913 Webster]
2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also {Berlin wool}. [1913 Webster]
{Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. --Ure.
{Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure.
{Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue.
{Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.
{Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.
{Berlin work}, worsted embroidery. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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Berlin green — Green Green (gr[=e]n), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. [1913 Webster] 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin green — Prussian Prus sian, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F. prussien.] Of or pertaining to Prussia. n. A native or inhabitant of Prussia. [1913 Webster] {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin green — noun a) Ferric ferricyanide; a complex cyanide with a structure similar to that of Prussian blue, used as a green dye. b) A colour of oil paint thought to resemble the colour of the chemical … Wiktionary
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Berlin, Green Lake County, Wisconsin — There is another Town of Berlin in Marathon County. Infobox Settlement official name = Berlin, Wisconsin settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = map caption = mapsize1 = map caption1 = subdivision… … Wikipedia
Green — (gr[=e]n), n. 1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue. [1913 Webster] 2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with verdant herbage; as, the village green. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin — Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin black — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin blue — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Berlin iron — Berlin Ber lin, n. [The capital of Prussia] 1. A four wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [1913 Webster] 2. Fine worsted for fancy work; zephyr worsted; called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
