iron blue


noun

any of the class of blue pigments having a high tinting strength and ranging in shade and in coloring properties from reddish blue to jet blue: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and printing inks.

Origin of iron blue

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example sentences from the Web for iron blue

  • His bare head, with its clustered, red-brown hair, looked quite wonderful in the setting of golden leaves and iron-blue grapes.

    Shadows of Flames |Amelie Rives