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SANGUINE [4 records]

Record 1 2015-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
DEF

A red ocher used for marking something (as lumber or sheep).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
DEF

Craie rouge, variété d'hématite, dont se servent les charpentiers.

OBS

ocre : Couleur, peinture préparée avec [le] pigment [appelé ocre, i.e. une] variété d'argile riche en hématite (ocre rouge ou sanguine [...] utilisée comme pigment [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Culture of Fruit Trees
CONT

A blood orange is a red-colored orange, or one that has bright red streaks in it. Carotenoids are responsible for the colour in oranges, whereas blood oranges contain anthocyanins which colour the juice and fleck the skin red. It has a sharp yet sweet and juicy flavour. This orange first appeared in Europe around 1850 and is most commonly found in southern Italy. ... Blood oranges are usually seedless. Most blood oranges are thin-skinned though slightly smaller than traditional oranges.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Arboriculture fruitière
DEF

Variété d'orange dont la pulpe est de couleur rouge sang.

CONT

L'orange sanguine est un hybride qui est apparu en Europe vers 1850. Sa chair est rouge. Lorsqu'elle n'est que parsemée de filets pigmentés de rouge, on la nomme demi-sanguine. Ces oranges sont surtout cultivées en Espagne, en Italie et en Afrique du Nord. Certaines variétés ont une forme légèrement allongée. La pulpe est sucrée, juteuse et très parfumée. L'orange sanguine est habituellement dépourvue de pépins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Fruticultura
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Record 3 1999-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Dyes and Pigments (Industries)
  • Stained Glass
DEF

A red the color of blood. It is made from red hematite and is permanent.

CONT

One of the first of these new pigments was sanguine, known to French glaziers by the name "Jean-Cousin", after the Sens artist ... This hematite-based paint, red in colour, was used principally to enhance the flesh tones of faces and to redden lips...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Teintures et pigments (Industries)
  • Vitrail
DEF

Préparation à peindre, puis à cuire; permet de rehausser les tons des chairs des personnages.

CONT

La sanguine, appelée aussi Jean-Cousin du nom de son inventeur, fut découverte au XIVe siècle. La matière qu'il nous propose après la cuisson rappelle étonnamment la carnation.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drawing
  • Painting (Arts)
DEF

a pencil or crayon of [burnt Sienna] color made with clay or chalk containing red iron oxide.

OBS

Red chalk: This common designation usually refers to a chalk of this color.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dessin
  • Peinture (Arts)
DEF

Crayon formé de poudre d'hématite rouge.

OBS

sanguine. Nom vulgaire de l'hématite rouge [minéralogie].

Spanish

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