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ivory black ExamplesWord Origin noun
- a fine black pigment made by calcining ivory.
Origin of ivory black First recorded in 1625–35 Examples from the Web for ivory black Historical Examples of ivory black
From the stones or kernels of peaches, cherries, and other similar fruits, treated as for ivory-black.
Arnold Cooley
If black sealing-wax is required, lamp-black or ivory-black is stirred in.
The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing
Watson Smith
Ivory-black is mixed with the gum to produce a black colour; and cinnabar or vermilion, to render the paste either brown or red.
David Lester Richardson
Ivory-black or bone-black are superior to lampblack, but the latter will do very well for most purposes.
Charles Gardner Wheeler
As the last; but adding with the ivory-black, &c., 14 to 28 lbs.
Arnold Cooley
British Dictionary definitions for ivory black ivory black noun
- a black pigment obtained by grinding charred scraps of ivory in oil