Krems
(krɛmz)
[f. Krems, the name of a town of northern Austria.]
Used attrib. to designate a white lead pigment used as a paint base; the same as Cremnitz white.
| 1854 F. W. Fairholt Dict. Terms Art 256/2 Krems White. A carbonate of lead;{ddd}it takes its name from the city where it is manufactured, Krems or Crems, in Austria, and is sometimes termed Vienna white. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 479/2 Krems white. |