American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Ultramarine

ULTRAMARINE, a. [L. ultra, beyond, and marinus, marine.]

Situated or being beyond the sea.

ULTRAMARINE, n. [supra.]

1. a beautiful and durable sky-blue; a color formed of the mineral called lapis lazuli, and consisting of little else than oxyd of iron.

2. Azure-stone.

Ultramarine ashes, a pigment which is the residuum of lapis lazuli, after the ultramarine has been extracted. Their appearance is that of the ultramarine, a little tinged with red, and diluted with white.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Ultramarine," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed September 24, 2022, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIVEUG6EDBIY1PJ.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Ultramarine." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 24 Sep. 2022. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIVEUG6EDBIY1PJ.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Ultramarine' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 24 September 2022, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LIVEUG6EDBIY1PJ.