"Egyptian blue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Egyptian blues [plural]
Etymology: Egyptian + blue, from being a blue invented by Ancient Egyptians Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Egyptian|blue}} Egyptian + blue Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Egyptian blue (countable and uncountable, plural Egyptian blues)
  1. A pigment made from calcium copper tetrasilicate (“CaCuSi₄O₁₀”), the first artificial pigment, a blue, used by Egyptians for over 3 millennia, before dying out during the Roman Empire; one of the few alternates to lapis lazuli during ancient times. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pigments Coordinate_terms: lapis lazuli, Chinese purple (english: the first artificial purple, one of the first artificial pigments), Han purple (english: the first artificial purple, one of the first artificial pigments), Chinese blue, Han blue, Prussian blue (english: the first artificial pigment widely used in the modern world; not an ancient pigment) Translations (Translations): κύανος (kúanos) (Ancient Greek), ḫsbḏ jryt (Egyptian), caeruleum (Latin), coeruleum (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Egyptian_blue-en-noun-xW8cXJqm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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