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- noun A black
pigment formerly used incopperplate printing , prepared by burningvine twigs , thelees ofwine , etc.
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hernesheir commented on the word Frankfort black
"...is said to be made of the lees of wine from which the tartar has been washed, by burning, in the manner of ivory black. ... fine Frankfort black, though almost confined to copperplate printing, is one of the best black pigments we possess, being of a fine neutral colour, next in intensity to lamp-black, and more powerful than that of ivory. Chromatography, 1835.
December 5, 2012