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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 10:36:44 GMT
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Paul Davidson wrote:
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> Tom Stangl, VFAQman <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message
> news:3A05C764.F18F44FF@vfaq.com...
> > Webster is out of date - patina simply means a weathered and/or • age-darkened finish
> > to antiquers, and can apply to copper, bronze, nickel, wood, etc, etc, • etc.
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> > Weathered GREEN would make the most sense, as people would instantly know • it is a
> > shade of GREEN.
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> "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 is a joke, right?..:-)
Selçuk
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> Paul Davidson
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