Cappaghn.
/ˈkapə/ Cappagh brown n. (also Cappah brown) a brown pigment, consisting of a bituminous earth coloured by oxide of manganese and iron; manganese brown.
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1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) I. 896 Vandyke, Cappah..and Cologne Browns.
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