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PAYNE'S GRAY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Payne's gray mean?
• PAYNE'S GRAY (noun)
The noun PAYNE'S GRAY has 1 sense:
1. any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
Familiarity information: PAYNE'S GRAY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any pigment that produces a greyish to dark greyish blue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("Payne's gray" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.))
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