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‖ stil de grain|stil də grɛ̃| Also shortened stil. [Fr.; according to Hatz.-Darm. corruptly a. Du. schijtgroen, f. schijt excrement + groen green.] A yellow pigment (see quots.).
1769Croker etc. Dict. Arts & Sci., Stil de Grain,..a composition used for painting..made by a decoction of the lycium or Avignon berry in alum-water, which is mixed with whiting into a paste, and formed into twisted sticks. 1835G. Field Chromatogr. 84 The pigment called Stil, or Stil de grain. 1862C. O'Neill Dict. Calico Printing 20/1 The yellow lake extensively used by artists..called ‘stil de grain’, and manufactured in Holland, is made by preparing a decoction [etc.]. 1885J. S. Taylor Field's Chromatogr. 162 Brown-Pink, or Stil-de-Grain, is generally prepared from Avignon berries,..or from Turkey and Persian berries. |