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ultramarine

[ uhl-truh-muh-reen ]

adjective

  1. of the color ultramarine.
  2. beyond the sea.


noun

  1. a blue pigment consisting of powdered lapis lazuli.
  2. a similar artificial blue pigment.
  3. any of various other pigments.
  4. a deep-blue color.

ultramarine

/ ˌʌltrəməˈriːn /

noun

  1. a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc
  2. a vivid blue colour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of the colour ultramarine
  2. from across the seas
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ultramarine1

1590–1600; < Medieval Latin ultrāmarīnus, equivalent to Latin ultrā ultra- + marīnus marine
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ultramarine1

C17: from Medieval Latin ultramarinus, from ultrā beyond (see ultra- ) + mare sea; so called because the lapis lazuli from which the pigment was made was imported from Asia
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Example Sentences

There was even a dash of ultramarine, too—a brighter blue than her eyes—and her heart began to beat quite another tune.

The colour of ultramarine is brought out by successive heatings.

Nevertheless, ultramarine is not always entitled to the whole of this commendation.

Three are mentioned by Cennino—indigo, a cobalt, and ultramarine.

A deep ultramarine, shading up into a soft purple hue, blends in a colour-scheme with the lilac plateau.

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