Milori
(mɪˈlɔərɪ)
Also Milory.
The name of the 19th-cent. French colour-maker A. Milori used attrib. in Milori blue, a particularly pure variety of Prussian blue (Prussian a. 2); Milori green = chrome green (chrome 3).
| 1885 J. S. Taylor Fields's Chromatogr. Modernized 194 Milory green, syn. Chrome Green. 1899 B. W. Warhurst Colour Dict. 47 Milori, full to dark greens; also Chinese blue. 1924 F. W. Weber Artists' Pigments 2 Prussian Blue..was put on the market under quite an array of names..Turnbull's Blue, Paris Blue,..Milori Blue, Chinese Blue [etc.]. 1951 R. Mayer Artist's Handbk. ii. 77 There is a great difference in clarity and beauty of colour as well as in permanence between the common varieties of Prussian blue and the very best, well-washed grades, such as the pure Chinese or Milori blues. 1963 New Yorker 8 June 20 Wool carpets only come in these colors:..Milori Green. 1967 [see iron-blue c]. |