Definition of Alizarin crimson

1. Noun. Any of various acid dyes; used for dyeing wool scarlet red.

Exact synonyms: Alizarin Carmine, Alizarin Red
Generic synonyms: Alizarin, Alizarine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alizarin Crimson

alive(p)
alive and kicking
aliveness
alivenesses
aliya
aliyah
aliyahs
aliyas
aliyos
aliyot
aliyoth
alizapride
alizari
alizarin
alizarin carmine
alizarin crimson (current term)
alizarin cyanin
alizarin indicator
alizarin purpurin
alizarin red
alizarin red S
alizarin yellow
alizarine
alizarine red
alizarines
alizarins
alizaris
aljamiado
alk-
alk-1-enyl

Literary usage of Alizarin crimson

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Architectural Rendering in Wash by Harold Van Buren Magonigle (1921)
"This is the palette with which he gets such extraordinary brilliancy: Alizarin Crimson Vermilion (a little) Chinese White Cadmium Yellow (medium) Yellow ..."

2. A Text-book of Design by Charles Fabens Kelley, William Luther Mowll (1912)
"BG is made by mixing cobalt and viridian until the two color ideas balance. V is a mixture of alizarin crimson and new blue, a balance between R and B. BV ..."

3. The Painter's Palette: A Theory of Tone Relations, an Instrument of Expression by Denman Waldo Ross (1919)
"... VIOLET (V) The color Violet is seen in the mixture of French Ultramarine Blue, Mars Violet or Indian Red and a little Madder or alizarin crimson. ..."

4. The Art of Antiquity: Piet de Jong and the Athenian Agora by John K. Papadopoulos, Piet De Jong (2007)
"... alizarin crimson. All colors have variations of warm and cool. The mixing of three or more pigments produces the tertiary ..."

5. History and Methods of Ancient & Modern Painting: From the Earliest Times to by James Ward (1914)
"alizarin crimson is not quite so pure in colour as madder lake, but it is quite as permanent as the latter, and is subject to the same conditions as madder ..."

6. Water Color Painting by Grace Barton Allen (1898)
"PERMANENT COLORS alizarin crimson : A Lake prepared from artificial Alizarin. Aureolin : Double Nitrate of Cobalt and Potassium. Aurora Yellow: An opaque ..."

7. A Treatise on how to Illustrate for Newspapers, Books, Magazines, Etc. by Charles Hope Provost (1903)
"alizarin crimson. Alizarin Scarlet. Alizarin Green. Lakes prepared from artificial Alizarin. The Lakes prepared from this coloring matter do not approach in ..."

8. Architectural Rendering in Wash by Harold Van Buren Magonigle (1921)
"This is the palette with which he gets such extraordinary brilliancy: Alizarin Crimson Vermilion (a little) Chinese White Cadmium Yellow (medium) Yellow ..."

9. A Text-book of Design by Charles Fabens Kelley, William Luther Mowll (1912)
"BG is made by mixing cobalt and viridian until the two color ideas balance. V is a mixture of alizarin crimson and new blue, a balance between R and B. BV ..."

10. The Painter's Palette: A Theory of Tone Relations, an Instrument of Expression by Denman Waldo Ross (1919)
"... VIOLET (V) The color Violet is seen in the mixture of French Ultramarine Blue, Mars Violet or Indian Red and a little Madder or alizarin crimson. ..."

11. The Art of Antiquity: Piet de Jong and the Athenian Agora by John K. Papadopoulos, Piet De Jong (2007)
"... alizarin crimson. All colors have variations of warm and cool. The mixing of three or more pigments produces the tertiary ..."

12. History and Methods of Ancient & Modern Painting: From the Earliest Times to by James Ward (1914)
"alizarin crimson is not quite so pure in colour as madder lake, but it is quite as permanent as the latter, and is subject to the same conditions as madder ..."

13. Water Color Painting by Grace Barton Allen (1898)
"PERMANENT COLORS alizarin crimson : A Lake prepared from artificial Alizarin. Aureolin : Double Nitrate of Cobalt and Potassium. Aurora Yellow: An opaque ..."

14. A Treatise on how to Illustrate for Newspapers, Books, Magazines, Etc. by Charles Hope Provost (1903)
"alizarin crimson. Alizarin Scarlet. Alizarin Green. Lakes prepared from artificial Alizarin. The Lakes prepared from this coloring matter do not approach in ..."

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