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Re: Color name for Statue of Liberty Sculpture #3450
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lugnet.general, lugnet.year.2001
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Sun, 5 Nov 2000 23:47:52 GMT
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mattdm@STOPSPAMMERSmattdm.org
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Brian B. Alano <alano@kiva.net> wrote:
> verdigris, according to www.webster.com, can be greenish or bluish, and is only
OED2 says:
1. A green or greenish blue substance obtained artificially by the action
of dilute acetic acid on thin plates of copper (or a green rust naturally
forming on copper and brass), and much used as a pigment, in dyeing, the
arts, and medicine; basic acetate of copper.
And M-W says:
1 a : a green or greenish blue poisonous pigment resulting from the
action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic
copper acetates b : normal copper acetate Cu(C2H3O2)2·H2O
2 : a green or bluish deposit especially of copper carbonates formed on
copper, brass, or bronze surfaces
On the other hand, patina is the *film* itself.
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