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Schweinfurt green en · NOUN

Etymology

Named after the city in which it was first made, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Paris green.
    • For example, Schweinfurt green, also known as emerald or Paris green, was used in wallpaper and upholstery in the 19th century and contained high levels of arsenic. Wallpaper is even said to have killed Napoleon Bonaparte. 2015 June 26, Rachel Dixon, “Why green just can’t be trusted”, in The Guardian: