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krems white

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
krem-s white
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of white lead, particularly as used in painting”).

Uncountable

Etymology

A calque of German Kremsweiss, from its original production from exceptionally pure white lead produced by galena mines near Krems, Austria.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Crems white (alternative) Kremser white (alternative) Kremnitz white (alternative) Cremnitz white (alternative)

Synonyms

French white

Questions

What does krems white mean?
Synonym of French white (“an especially pure form of white lead, particularly as used in painting”).
Where does krems white come from?
A calque of German Kremsweiss, from its original production from exceptionally pure white lead produced by galena mines near Krems, Austria.

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