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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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Mon, 6 Nov 2000 05:17:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Paul Davidson writes:
> "Verdigris" is pretty obvious in meaning, I think. You'd have to be
> (almost) illiterate not to make the verdi=green or gris=grey connections.
This will become a FAQ anyway: what's verdigris? or, what do you call that pale
doctor's office green color? will pop up regularly.
I don't consider myself illiterate, but when we started the naming discussion, I
immediately thought of Melville, who writes at length, in one of those splendid
asides in Moby Dick, about verdigris, the pearly-grey substance obtained from
whale's innards, of no particular use, which excites unusual bravado among
whalers, who risk all else to claim it--above all other fruits of the sea-
roads....
However, I was informed by my dictionary that it also describes those other
colors.
Privately, I'll continue to refer to it as "Liberty Green" though verdigris will
do as the generic name.
-Erik
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