chrome yellow en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) A natural yellow pigment derived from lead(II) chromate.
These dully schematic yet sentimental misfortunes surround Van Gogh's “Sower”. He ploughs on, figure accentuated in deep impasto, across a field cast in blue shadow, chrome yellow corn merging with the sun.
2025 September 13, Jackie Wullschläger, “Portal to an abstract future or dry dead end?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15:Vincent van Gogh used chrome yellow in many of his paintings.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| chrome yellows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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de Parisergelb (Translations) · de Chromgelb (Translations)