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单词 verdigris
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He wiped the verdigris from the plate at the base. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z
In a belle époque metal frame tinged with verdigris was a photograph of his parents, Grace and Ernest, three days after their wedding. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z
The witch-queen, oldest of the Lilim, reined in the horses beside a pinnacle of rock the color of verdigris, which jutted from the marshy soil of the Barrens like a needle. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z
And there, on a hook, was an old brass clapper, dull and green, with an engraving of a sunrise over a desert half-hidden beneath the crust of verdigris. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z
The green-pigmented verdigris paint and hand-drawn, individually stenciled wallpaper with a flower pattern in pinks, yellows, and blues dates to the Turners. Three-and-a-half centuries of mythos surrounds Salem’s House of the Seven Gables 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z
Early tarnishing looks splotchy, but the color evens out over time and eventually takes on a greenish tinge — the verdigris that many people love. How to restore Fireslate countertops
Some designers are proposing an alternative with an instant sense of age: the mottled, uneven aqua of verdigris. Trends in Design and Home Furnishings 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z
It was inspired by the verdigris tones of a historic building across the street and the pale blush of another local landmark. They Don’t Call Them Hot Desks for Nothing 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z
We could see the verdigris bronze statue of Bosch in the city square, and two of the three houses where he once lived. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z
At Cahn, you can become lost amid smaller Greek prizes, like an Attic cup painted with vigorous wrestlers, or a bronze Corinthian helmet covered with verdigris. A European Art Fair Freshens Up for Its First Spring on Park Avenue 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z
Created in a Roman Bronze finish, its hand-patinated surface has all the timeworn texture and verdigris of its classical counterpart. Never-Before-Seen William Eggleston Photographs, on View in New York 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z
And over time, copper develops a patina, that verdigris color you may or may not like. Perspective | There’s a new copper canyon in downtown Washington 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z
Dubbed “Liberty green” by the campaign, it’s a not-so-subtle nod to the verdigris patina of another high-profile political woman — the Statue of Liberty. Campaign merchandise 2020: the fashion hits and misses 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z
Streaks of verdigris ran from his eyes to his beard, giving the impression that he’d been crying for a hundred and sixty years. On the Roof of Notre-Dame, Before It Burned 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z
There is the copper-arsenite Scheele’s Green, synthesized at the beginning of the nineteenth century and more dazzling than traditional verdigris, the green-blue patina given off by corroded copper. Treasures from the Color Archive 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z
The town is made up of pale neo-Classical buildings edged with verdigrised turrets and elaborate spires. In Search of Lost Time in Europe’s Sanatoriums 2018-02-18T05:00:00Z
They came to the verdigris lions and the large concrete letters: Z-O-O. “Maybe It Was the Distance” 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z
The suede-like cotton fabric virtually fizzes with verdigris and iron oxide, effects inspired by rusting nails and oxidizing copper scraps that Mr. Gaultier found years ago. Mess With Nature: Décor that Evokes Organic Processes 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z
George Washington called green “grateful to the eye,” and painted his Mount Vernon dining room a brilliant verdigris. Our World, Ever Green 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z
Setting aside the seductive idea of a plantimal suddenly brings into focus other explanations for the slugs’ verdigris. Leafy Green `Solar-Powered' Sea Slugs Begin to Reveal Their True Colors 2013-12-16T18:45:08.063Z
Dr New was able to positively identify it by the attached seal, made with bees wax and coloured with verdigris, a green pigment. 14th Century scroll bought on eBay 2013-08-15T16:29:06Z
Straight ahead, in Midtown Manhattan, were the head and shoulders of the Empire State Building and, downtown, the verdigris glow of the Woolworth Building’s cap. Kayakers Wait for the Moonlight on Jamaica Bay 2012-07-11T01:26:36Z
Specimens killed in alcohol are also less liable to be attacked by verdigris when pinned than those killed by some other method. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z
Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
This tinning serves two good purposes, 1st, the copper wire does not verdigris so easily; 2ndly, it is more easily soldered. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z
Were the things to be analysed, it might transpire that the quantity of verdigris or subacetate on the copper plate had been excessive, so great as to look like deliberate purpose. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z
This wax is composed of beeswax mixed with some of the following substances, 14 viz. red ochre, verdigris, copper scales, alum, vitriol, borax. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
Figurines “But if you carve in the marble what will break with a touch, or mould in the metal what a stain of rust or verdigris will spoil, it is your fault not mine.” Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers 2011-12-10T03:00:15.097Z
The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z
Ammonia gas therefore slowly escapes while this battery is in action, and this corrodes all the brass work with which it comes into contact, producing a bluish green verdigris. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z
It was streaking her breast with verdigris as if in some way prophetick of a heart that all too soon would be tarnished more irreparably by that faithless lover beyond the seas. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z
This was probably the verdigris from the brass filings in the stuff. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z
Chrysocolla, or azure, or verdigris, or orpiment, or realgar, when they are found, are counted among the good indications. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z
In another light the blue feathers show verdigris tints. Bird Neighbors An Introductory Acquaintance with One Hundred and Fifity Birds Commonly Found in the Gardens, Meadows, and Woods About Our Homes 2011-10-14T02:00:28.840Z
The solution of copper in the vegetable acid is called verdigris. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z
He stood upon a narrow strip of verdigris green, with his two heels together, and his toes wonderfully turned out. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z
Exposed to the air it tarnishes slightly yellow, and with vinegar affords a crust of verdigris. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z
When copper vessels are coated with stannum they produce a less disagreeable flavour, and it prevents verdigris. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z
He eyes the sufferers with gloating satisfaction, and the fact that he is coloured green as verdigris from head to foot does not detract from his horrible fascinations. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z
When combined with copper it makes verdigris; and from this union heat alone will expel it in a concentrated state. Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry 2011-10-11T02:01:05.817Z
The verdigris of the vase has poisoned the flesh. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z
The church was in the midst of the houses, its bell conspicuous with verdigris. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z
Both verdigris and white lead were very ancient products, and they naturally find mention together among the ancient authors. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z
For had they not concentrated in their interesting verdigrised, brass-smelling smallness something, to me, of the glory and wonder of Rome? Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z
It was mildewed; the stitching of the holster had burst, the buckle was green with verdigris. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z
The mantel was given over to a few choice antique bronzes, covered with verdigris. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z
There is a large square, grass-grown, in the centre of the village, where stands the church, a white, simple building with an open belfry in which the bell hangs plain, bright with verdigris. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z
The eighth method consists of heating together one libra of the copper, one and a half librae of sulphur, half a libra of verdigris, and a libra of refined salt. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z
Green olive may be made with a little more copperas and verdigris. Blacker's Art of Fly Making, &c. Comprising Angling, & Dyeing of Colours, with Engravings of Salmon & Trout Flies 2011-04-04T02:00:10.823Z
When she was seized with her violent illness at Dijon, the symptoms were all such as would be caused by poison of verdigris. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z
Then the lady's-maid was dismissed, for pecuniary reasons; then the cook, for sanitary considerations: one fine day she nearly poisoned us all with verdigris, her copper kettles were so badly scoured. Erlach Court 2011-03-12T03:00:24.407Z
And yonder soars the church, Stained, to the north, with ooze of verdigris, And farther, squared with ditches, lie their fields, Fertile in patches, thanks to fat manure, And to the harrow's unrelenting teeth. Contemporary Belgian Poetry Selected and Translated by Jethro Bithell 2011-03-10T03:00:44.993Z
He also describes the touchstone and its uses, the making of white-lead and verdigris, and of quicksilver from cinnabar. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z
They taught how to get the blue roses by manuring with indigo, or green roses by digging verdigris about the roots. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z
Splotches, bumps and greasy verdigris skin mean “possibly infectious illness,” while asymmetry and exaggerated, stunted or incomplete features hint of a congenital problem. A Masterpiece of Nature? Yuck! 2010-08-09T22:16:00Z
Remedies are variously compounded, of blue vitriol, verdigris, tar, spirits of turpentine, alum, saltpetre, salt, lime, copperas, white-lead, antimony, alcohol, urine, vinegar, &c., all of which have proved effectual. Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy.
If you fix a butterfly with the ordinary pin, you may find the latter partly covered over with verdigris after a time. Butterflies and Moths (British)
But we will tell our children that plain sugar spoils the teeth; sugar mixed with chalk or verdigris, or any other mess—that is to say, civilized sugar—they are welcome to. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I.
Here is a transparent stone, the colour of copper verdigris. Sulamith: A Romance of Antiquity
It looked like some classic bas-relief, seen so in shadow against the light, gleaming grass—bronze on a background of verdigris. Shadows of Flames A Novel
There was an epidemic of peroxide, and Irene actually tarnished her own rich copper with the dye, so that for a while her hair seemed streaked with verdigris. Carnival
At one spot is seen the bottom of a vessel, whose copper plates, now hidden, now disclosed, by the restless motion of the waves, are green with verdigris. The Tower of Dago
We used to call them, jokingly, verdigris bellies, from the immense size to which the latter were swollen, and the death-like appearance of the men. The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.
For a Green Wound.—Hog's lard, turpentine, bees' wax, equal parts; verdigris, one fourth part. The Dog
My support was rocking in its lodgment between two weed-trailing boulders, stained like verdigris and licked smooth by the lapping of the sea. The Portal of Dreams
I looked round, expecting to see another stout, middle-aged man in singlet and dungarees, with perhaps an old uniform patrol jacket whose brass buttons were green with verdigris. Aliens
What should be given when verdigris has been taken into the stomach? A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)
There is white lead and red lead, and verdigris, and gamboge, and twenty other poisons in those colour cakes. Shirley
Ebony was imitated with a tincture of gall apples, green was obtained with verdigris, and red with cochineal. Intarsia and Marquetry
Two thousand years under the sea had reduced the metal to a mess of corroded fragments of plates, powdered verdigris, and still recognizable pieces of gear wheels. On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass
Its hoisting of the national colour is due to the fact that the whole structure is covered with copper, which in its turn is covered with verdigris. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule
And so the fact is, the verdigris of sin remains. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India
In order to save as much of the gold as possible, these copper plates required close watching, constant care and much rubbing to remove the verdigris that would form. A Gold Hunter's Experience
Or you can mix this ground verdigris with vinegar with some winestone, let it clarify, and spread the wood with the filtered stuff. Intarsia and Marquetry
Still legible under the verdigris of the bronze plate on the lintel he read, "Transportation Substation—District L2ZX." When the Sleepers Woke
And mistaking the one for the other, they abstract the butter from the milk and leave the verdigris in the utensils. The Book of Khalid
Sin is eternally bound up in the soul, as verdigris is inherent in copper. Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India
This article must first be prepared, by being steeped for several days in a mixture of roche alum, vitriol, verdigris, and copper filings, infused in white wine vinegar. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
"Wood coloured green with verdigris can be made blue by using pearl ash." Intarsia and Marquetry
If this is not done a hair sieve will get mildewed, an iron one rusty, and a copper one will verdigris and become poisonous. The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience
For scarlet, use a solution of tin; for blues, purples, and their shades, use pearl-ash; and for olive-greens, dissolve verdigris in the rinsing water—fawn and browns should be rinsed in pure water. The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner
She flourished the venerable copper stewpan, its rim liberally garnished with verdigris, ancient deposit of fatty matters accumulated at the bottom. The Dop Doctor
A solution of verdigris in vinegar, or the crystals of verdigris in water, will answer the same purpose. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
The wood must be put in strong wine vinegar for several days, then it is put in the above-mentioned mixture, to which ground verdigris mixed with vinegar is added. Intarsia and Marquetry
They could see a brass ring, crusted with verdigris, fastened to a partly-exposed piece of wood. David and the Phoenix
Constans by dint of rubbing away some of the verdigris succeeded in making out the inscription. The Doomsman
While he carried the copper to the spring and scrubbed lustily away with sand to remove the green verdigris with which it was thickly coated, Walter attempted the manufacture of a mop. The Boy Chums in the Forest or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades
Dissolve an ounce of finely powdered verdigris, and half an ounce of cream of tartar, in three ounces of water. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
The manufactures of Montpellier are, verdigris, blankets and handkerchiefs; little trade going on. Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes.
The latter has neither hens nor chicks, and only thinks of himself and perspires verdigris. Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen
To his disappointment he found most of the rifles in unserviceable condition, covered with rust and verdigris. The Doomsman
Don't permit your knife, fork or spoon to remain in vinegar or other foodstuffs for a long period, as verdigris will form. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition
Culinary vessels made of this metal, are constantly in danger of contracting verdigris. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
Pickles have verdigris in them to make them a pretty green. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
Most of the fashionable ferruginous hair washes also contain a few grains of acetate of copper or distilled verdigris, the objections to which have been already pointed out. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources
These pins are also gilt, under the impression that gilding tends to prevent the corrosion of verdigris which the juices from the bodies of some moths, the Hepialidae especially, induce. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.
Even the soft green of the wheatlands took on a look like verdigris, as though it were something malignant and poisonous. The Prairie Mother
The baneful effects of verdigris, from the use of copper boilers and saucepans, may be counteracted by the same means, if resorted to in time, and no remedy is so likely to become effectual. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families
Preserved fruits often have verdigris in them, too. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages
The reserve ammunition and bombs, some of which were open to the air, had also to be wiped free of verdigris and dust so that they would not jam or clog when required for use. The 28th: A Record of War Service in the Australian Imperial Force, 1915-19, Vol. I Egypt, Gallipoli, Lemnos Island, Sinai Peninsula
They are white, chocolate, or verdigris green, covered with curious figures and dashes; and it is said that, notwithstanding the number collected, no two have ever been found exactly alike. A Yacht Voyage Round England
Rust and verdigris will have done their work upon the coin; the inscription will be obliterated and the image will be marred. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John
There was also one mineral "oyntment" made of quicksilver, verdigris, and brimstone mixed with "barrows grease," which was good for "horse, man, or other beast." Customs and Fashions in Old New England
Sure enough, there were the steel bullets projecting out of the cartridges, each completely coated with something very like verdigris up to the edge of the brass envelope. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900
The smooth-stemmed beeches had taken on every tint from fiery brown, through orange and amber, to verdigris green touching latest July shoots. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
They bled to restore strength, administered plasters of verdigris, and made their patients wait for a lucky day to begin a course of treatment. The White Lady of Hazelwood A Tale of the Fourteenth Century
Now," he said, "I 'll give you a coat of verdigris. Eli First published in the "Century Magazine"
With regard to the colic, I think it is occasioned by the verdigris which is mixed with every thing they eat or drink. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.
Now verdigris smoulderings softly spread   Through the shroud of the town, as slow Night-lights hither and thither shed   Their ghastly glow. New Poems
Happiness is genuine gold, pleasure but gilded brass, which corrodes in the hand, and is soon converted into poisonous verdigris. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
The volcanic brown stones had on them occasionally a thin lichen of either orange colour, or a sour pale green, like verdigris. Byeways in Palestine
Moxton’s door was a green one, with a brass knocker and a brass plate, both of which ornaments, owing to verdigris, were anything but ornamental. The Golden Dream Adventures in the Far West
During my stay among them, I was desirous of taking that charge, and of rubbing, until I should clear the verdigris entirely away. Perils and Captivity Comprising The sufferings of the Picard family after the shipwreck of the Medusa, in the year 1816; Narrative of the captivity of M. de Brisson, in the year 1785; Voyage of Madame Godin along the river of the Amazons, in the year 1770.
Mr. Leslie B. Taylor informs me that it is probably paraffin wax, the green colour depending on the formation of verdigris from the copper alloy with which the steel envelopes are plated. Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre
“They daub themselves green with verdigris, or sit out in the rain to get rusted; but green and rust are not patina; only the ages can give that!” The Nürnberg Stove
The painters, who lived at the time when the arts were restored in Italy, used this pigment; and the bright greens seen in some old pictures are made by glazings of verdigris. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
On the same principle, copper, which is naturally more solid, will disperse and turn into verdigris if similarly treated. The Ten Books on Architecture
If they do not close promptly, an irritant Egyptian ointment containing verdigris and alum among other things should be applied to them. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages
But it is not to be made of brass, or copper, because the action of the wine thereon produces verdigris, and provokes vomiting. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition
Her stiff, miserable restraint was gone in the feverish satisfaction of speaking out those things which for years had corroded her mind, like verdigris. The Golden Silence
The compound has the objection of being glassy, and possessing little body, but is preferable to verdigris as to permanence. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
In the same way they put in plates of copper and make verdigris, which is called "aeruca." The Ten Books on Architecture
After they were sifted, more verdigris and some Dutch pink were added. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy
Near this unexpected human relic were found stone hatchets and carved flints, colored and clothed by time in one uniform brilliant tint of verdigris. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
The stuff or "dirt," chiefly an ochre-like mass stained black with the dye, and rich in iron and carbonate of iron, is skimmed off, and fresh verdigris and copperas added with another lot of hat-forms. The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association
It dries remarkably well in oil, is more durable than the original verdigris, and is in other respects an improved and more eligible pigment, although not to be recommended. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
It is now in place to describe the preparation of white lead and of verdigris, which with us is called "aeruca." The Ten Books on Architecture
The verdigris gave the leaves that green bloom observable on genuine tea. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy
Hence we talk of grass, pea, olive, leek, verdigris, emerald, sea, and bottle green; also, of light, dark, medium; very light, or dark grass, pea, olive, or invisible green. Lectures on Language As Particularly Connected with English Grammar.
Rosin 1 ounce     Beeswax 1 ounce     Mutton Tallow 4 ounces     Verdigris 1 dram Melt the rosin, tallow and wax together, then add the verdigris. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada
It may be directly prepared by mixing boiling aqueous solutions of equal parts of crystallised verdigris and arsenious acid. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
One of the engineers was doing his work in a peculiarly twisted way, like a man asleep caught between the rim of the wheel and the piston-rod covered with verdigris. Atlantis
He alluded to verdigris, which was added to the Dutch pink in order to complete the operation. A Treatise on Adulterations of Food, and Culinary Poisons Exhibiting the Fraudulent Sophistications of Bread, Beer, Wine, Spiritous Liquors, Tea, Coffee, Cream, Confectionery, Vinegar, Mustard, Pepper, Cheese, Olive Oil, Pickles, and Other Articles Employed in Domestic Economy
There are others of vitriol or verdigris, in very rich veins. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century.
Yet our family-name is Moulton Barrett, and my brothers reproach me sometimes for sacrificing the governorship of an old town in Norfolk with a little honourable verdigris from the Heralds' Office. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846
In oil, verdigris is permanent with respect to light and air, but moisture and an impure atmosphere change its colour, and cause it to effloresce or rise to the surface through the oil. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
The second solution, or bronze, is composed of 4 parts of verdigris and 16 parts of white vinegar. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 277, October 13, 1827
Green japan grounds are produced by mixing Prussian blue or distilled verdigris with orpiment, and the effect is said to be extremely brilliant by applying them on a ground of leaf gold. Handbook on Japanning: 2nd Edition For Ironware, Tinware, Wood, Etc. With Sections on Tinplating and Galvanizing
The verdigris of her sheathing was vivid as green light; and the languid dock water, the colour of jade, glinting round her hull, was lambent with hues not its own. London River
Fistula.—When it makes its appearance, rowel both sides of the shoulder; if it should break, take one ounce of verdigris, 1 ounce oil rosin, 1 ounce copperas, pulverize and mix together. The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses
Five parts of verdigris are made up to a thin paste, and added to a boiling solution of 4 parts or rather more of arsenious acid in 50 parts of water. Scientific American Supplement, No. 455, September 20, 1884
It contained nothing but a brass lamp covered with verdigris, and a dusty piece of parchment. Twice Told Tales
His pockets are full of ochre, dark blue, red lead, and verdigris; without paying a farthing he rushes headlong from one shop to another. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories
To remove the verdigris which forms upon the pins, the pinned insects should be immersed in benzine and left there for a time; several hours is generally long enough. Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885
He offered to sell me the plate for one pun ten; but I did not purchase, for I knew where I could get its mate with a deal more verdigris—all for six and eight. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great
The cavalier was clad entirely in green; he even had on a pair of green spectacles which cast a verdigris tinge upon his copper-red nose. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
He had shot a new and very beautiful bird of the finch tribe, in which the brilliant colours of verdigris green, lilac purple, and bright yellow, were admirably blended.* Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea
On the breast lay what had been a piece of copper, in the form of a cross, which had now become verdigris. A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians
The lead-glazing on the china, the verdigris which formed about her copper and bronze vessels, etc., had long been a trouble to her. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes
Straight from the ocean's depths rose towering cliffs, shot with brown and blues and greens—withered moss and lichen and the verdigris of copper, and everywhere the rusty ocher of iron pyrites. The Land That Time Forgot
It contained nothing but a brass lamp, covered with verdigris, and a dusty piece of parchment. From Twice Told Tales
At last she gave up all hope, and twice attempted suicide with powdered glass and verdigris. A Book of Remarkable Criminals
Then I got a big pebble from the river, and came and hammered till I had flattened a coil in the decorations, and the verdigris came off in powdery flakes. The Time Machine
With the point of his cutlass Snider scraped the dirt and verdigris from the face of the larger ornament. The Lost Continent
A candle was burning in a candlestick covered with verdigris, but that was not what really lighted the chamber. Les Misérables
They were all quite green and dull, coated with years of verdigris. Jungle Tales of Tarzan
Never on any consideration use brass, copper, or bell-metal settles for pickling; the verdigris produced in them by the vinegar being of a most poisonous nature. Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
The pedestal, it appeared to me, was of bronze, and was thick with verdigris. The Time Machine
While speaking, he took from the shelf an antique brass lamp, curiously wrought with embossed figures, but so covered with verdigris that the sculpture was almost eaten away. A Virtuoso's Collection (From "Mosses from an Old Manse")
Drop a cloth all over with the verdigris that remains, and upon that apply your last ointment. History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing
S. V.” A small copper box, green with verdigris, caught his eye, and he picked it up. Dick Sands, the Boy Captain
"Them's the colour of biled cabbage," said he; "I grew them verdigris green—beds of 'em, when I was with Squire Cross." In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc
Then came a black morass, at the edge of which stood white-haired cotton-grass, and on which swam a layer of dissolved iron, shining like verdigris. Dame Care
Broken iron kettles, bronze mirrors covered with verdigris, rusty pieces of sword blades, fragments of red earthenware, have drawn generations of pilgrims to the shrines in which they are preserved. Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series
The bell is green with verdigris, and damp with dew; and the little cord attached to the clapper, by which I toll it, now and then slides through my fingers, slippery with wet. Redburn. His First Voyage
More conspicuous than the grass blades, green as verdigris, were the arrow-shaped leaves of the arum or cuckoo-pint. A Traveller in Little Things
Copper is not affected by air, but acids cause the formation of a green deposit called verdigris. Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting Electric, Forge and Thermit Welding together with related methods and materials used in metal working and the oxygen process for removal of carbon
It will be recollected, too, that the water was salt, which caused the inside of the copper to be corroded to such a degree that it was lined with a coat of verdigris. American Prisoners of the Revolution
The shells were green with verdigris, and many a rust-spot disfigured the one-time brightness of the arm. Darkness and Dawn
The rest, inform bits of green stuff, copper and bronze, were glued together by decay, and apparently eaten out of all semblance of money until the verdigris of ages is removed. The Land of Midian — Volume 1
He stooped down, and saw that a small copper coin lay on the sand, and was so worn with verdigris that it was almost transparent. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
Copper.—The preparations of this metal which are most likely to be the ones producing poisonous symptoms, are blue-stone and verdigris. The Book of Household Management
The chains that held the brass clock-weights, had rusted through long ago, and now the weights lay on the floor beneath; themselves two cones of verdigris. The House on the Borderland
Beatrice noted that the brass tubes were all eaten and pitted with verdigris, but they still held firmly. Darkness and Dawn
They may blaze away as blue as verdigris. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale
Then when fruit, pickles, or any food containing an acid is allowed to cool in the vessels, verdigris is produced; and this is a deadly poison. Miss Parloa's New Cook Book
"They daub themselves green with verdigris, or sit out in the rain to get rusted; but green and rust are not patina; only the ages can give that!" Bimbi
Take of strong vinegar, 3 pints; of best verdigris, 4 ozs., ground fine; of sap green, 1/2 oz.; of indigo, 1/2 oz.; mix all together. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
The heat of the afternoon had softened the cheeses; the patches of mould on their crusts were melting, and glistening with tints of ruddy bronze and verdigris. The Fat and the Thin
Cannon-balls; arrow- heads; Roman glass and a forceps green with verdigris. Jacob's Room
The consignment was traced to its origin, and popular opinion at the time was that the boiler had, unknown to the proprietor of the station, induced verdigris. Confessions of a Beachcomber
The brass rod around the bar, which, at my last visit was brightly polished, was now a greenish-black, and there came from it an unpleasant odor of verdigris. Ten Nights in a Bar Room
This is made by mixing white with verdigris. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
It is said to be a mixture of verdigris with milk; if so, it is a very clumsy engine of state policy. Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 2
The ground, rich black earth... was covered with vivid, leek-like, verdigris green. The Life of Sir Richard Burton
If bruised, it assumes a verdigris hue, possibly a variant of the indigo tint peculiar to the blue-turning boletes. The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography
This was in colour an ancient and bleached green that could be rubbed off with the finger, and it bore a small long-featured brass knocker covered with verdigris in its crevices.  A Changed Man; and other tales
Green.—Dissolve verdigris in distilled water and add gum arabic. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets
But should she lie awake, rub upon your thumb a little of this —do not fear, it is only a powder of grubs fed on verdigris — and apply it to her nostrils. Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance
The callow grass between the walks was the color of verdigris, a poisonous green, reminiscent of the horde of derelict humans that had breathed upon the soil during the summer and autumn. Strictly business: more stories of the four million
In another   light the blue feathers show verdigris tints. Bird Neighbors
Turning the key, I noticed that the brass fittings of the lock were covered with verdigris, and, as the trunk opened, I shrank back in horror. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1
Clips and empty cartridges, tarnished with verdigris, lay on the ground, which, while wet, had been torn up by the hoofs of horses. The Night-Born
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