bice

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Sky Colour for Drapery.—Blue bice and ceruse, or ultramarine and white, shaded with indigo.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel

Ground smalts, blue verditer, and other pigments, have passed under the name of bice.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

She was trying to paint a fairy queen's frock with green bice, and it wouldn't rub.

From The Story of the Treasure Seekers by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

Grapes, blue.—Dark purple shaded with blue; the bloom, bice.

From Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets by Young, Daniel