COLOGNE EARTH
\kəlˈə͡ʊn ˈɜːθ], \kəlˈəʊn ˈɜːθ], \k_ə_l_ˈəʊ_n ˈɜː_θ]\
Definitions of COLOGNE EARTH
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An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal.
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(From Cologne, in Germany.) A violet-brown bituminous earth, used as a watercolour.
By Henry Percy Smith
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