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blanc fixe

[ blahngk feeks, blangk fiks; French blahn feeks ]

noun

  1. barium sulfate used as a white pigment in paints.

blanc fixe

/ blɑ̃ fiks /

noun

  1. another name for barium sulphate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blanc fixe1

1865–70; < French: literally, fixed white. See fix, blank
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blanc fixe1

literally: fixed white
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Up to the present time, work has been done upon barytes, asbestine, blanc fixe, and white lead, painted upon wood, and a combination paint upon wood.

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It is used as a pigment under the name of "permanent white" or blanc fixe.

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