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Payne's grey|peɪnz greɪ| [f. the name of William Payne (fl. 1800), English artist, + grey n.] A composite pigment composed of blue, red, black, and white permanent pigments, used esp. for watercolours.
1835[see neutral a. 3 c]. 1886H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments vi. 68 Payne's grey resembles neutral tint in being a compound colour. 1888[see grey n. 4 e]. 1924[see neutral a. 3 c]. 1934H. Hiler Notes Technique Painting ii. 133 As to the prepared greys,..Payne's Grey, etc., they are usually mixed by the manufacturers. 1959Listener 13 Aug. 254/3 The embellishment of the same green, sometimes with a touch of Payne's grey, fields. 1979Dryad Crafts 49/4 Oil Colours... Payne's Grey. |