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单词 terre verte
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Definition of terre verte in English:

terre verte

nountɛː ˈvɛːtˌter ˈvert
mass noun
  • A greyish-green pigment made from a kind of clay (glauconite) and used especially for watercolours and tempera.

    Also called green earth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Glauconite is a greenish earth of hydrated iron potassium silicate, known as green earth or terre verte.
    • I've had no trouble with the brands of terre verte I've used.
    • Dilg builds up the paint around the drawing in a narrow range of relatively cool hues running from terre verte to taupe and teal.
    • Shades of green encompassed my vision: dusty olive, sparkling emerald, brilliant chartreuse, rich terre verte.
    • Burnt umber, terre verte, red ochre, red lake and burnt sienna were identified in several places.
    • Finally, the Daniel Smith terre verte is viridian darkened with umber, and is not a natural clay pigment: the term ‘hue’ should be used.
    • The paint layers contained the following pigments: cinnabar, orpiment, indigo, smalt, Prussian blue, terre verte, gypsum, charcoal black, and earth brown.
    • I also worked the terre verte into the hair to soften the edge between the scalp and the hair, and I painted a small amount of it where there was reflected light, such as on the chin line.

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, literally 'green earth'.

 
 

Definition of terre verte in US English:

terre verte

nounˌter ˈvert
  • A grayish-green pigment made from glauconite and used especially for watercolors and tempera.

    Also called green earth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Glauconite is a greenish earth of hydrated iron potassium silicate, known as green earth or terre verte.
    • Burnt umber, terre verte, red ochre, red lake and burnt sienna were identified in several places.
    • Shades of green encompassed my vision: dusty olive, sparkling emerald, brilliant chartreuse, rich terre verte.
    • I also worked the terre verte into the hair to soften the edge between the scalp and the hair, and I painted a small amount of it where there was reflected light, such as on the chin line.
    • Finally, the Daniel Smith terre verte is viridian darkened with umber, and is not a natural clay pigment: the term ‘hue’ should be used.
    • The paint layers contained the following pigments: cinnabar, orpiment, indigo, smalt, Prussian blue, terre verte, gypsum, charcoal black, and earth brown.
    • Dilg builds up the paint around the drawing in a narrow range of relatively cool hues running from terre verte to taupe and teal.
    • I've had no trouble with the brands of terre verte I've used.

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, literally ‘green earth’.

 
 
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