French white
English
editEtymology
editFrom its supposed origin in France.
Noun
edit- Finely pulverized talc.
- An especially pure form of white lead, particularly as used in paints.
- Synonyms: Berlin white, China white, Krems white, Kremnitz white, Nottingham white, Vienna white
- (historical) Synonym of silver white, a Parisian white lead paint thinner than flake white.
References
edit- George Field & al. (1885), Field's Chromatography..., rev. ed., London: Winsor & Newton.