Armenian bole

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00:56 Jan 27, 2020
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English term or phrase: Armenian bole
Definition from Merriam-Webster:
A soft clayey bright red earth found chiefly in Armenia and Tuscany and used especially as a coloring material.

Example sentence(s):
  • Good Iznik has strong colours well-contained within their outlines and a very clean, clear white. The red colour, made with Armenian bole (an earthy clay) should be thick and proud of the surface. Christies.com
  • The static electricity lifted the leaf above the layer of wetted Armenian bole covering the woodwork. The Red Notebook , by Antoine Laurain
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4 +1阿美尼亚黏土
Bo Liu
5亞美尼亞紅玄武土
Shih-Yun Chen


  

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阿美尼亚黏土


Definition from own experience or research:
阿美尼亚黏土是一种亮红色的泥土,主要出产于阿美尼亚和托斯卡纳。其主要用途是作为染料。

Example sentence(s):
  • 阿美尼亚黏土是一种亮红色的泥土,主要出产于阿美尼亚和托斯卡纳。其主要用途是作为染料。 - Bo Liu 
Bo Liu
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Native speaker of: Chinese

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亞美尼亞紅玄武土


Definition from Art and Architecture Thesaurus Taiwan:
ㄧ種用於制作顏料的粉紅色泥土。質軟的紅赭土天然混合物,由紅氧化鐵加諸紅色,並混合水合矽酸鹽黏土而成。至少從十七世紀開始,就做為金箔的基底和紅土顏料使用。

Example sentence(s):
  • 16世紀以前,對於歐洲王室和貴族而言,獲取紅色的途徑太少了,要麼是一種叫「聖約翰草」的芳香植物,要麼用亞美尼亞紅,即一種用玄武土、赭石等礦物染料合成的紅色。 - kknews  
  • 在古代金箔胶有单一材料与混合材料两种,前者使用土黄、亚美尼亚红玄武土或是土绿调和稀的明胶或是蛋清溶液制成,主要为欧洲画家所使用,后者则是有几种色料如土黄、铅红、朱砂与结合剂混合研磨而成,主要为拜占庭画家使用。 - Zhihi  
Shih-Yun Chen
United States
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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