chrome green ExamplesWord Origin noun
- the permanent green color made from chromic oxide, or any similar pigment made largely from chromic oxide, used chiefly in printing textiles.
Origin of chrome green First recorded in 1875–80 Examples from the Web for chrome green Historical Examples of chrome green
Immature males sometimes present a curiously mottled appearance with chrome-green and red intermingled.
The Birds of Washington (Volume 1 of 2)
William Leon Dawson
Chrome-green disTake one gallon of water, thicken with 18 ounces of starch; boil3.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
Chrome-green disTwo pounds and a half of powdered nitrate of lead,3.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
British Dictionary definitions for chrome green chrome green noun
- any green pigment made by mixing lead chromate with Prussian blue
- any green pigment containing chromic oxide