A composite pigment composed of blue, red, black, and white permanent pigments, used especially for watercolours.
〔印刷〕佩恩灰(一种由蓝、红、黑和白色的永久颜料融合成的颜料,尤用于水彩)
Example sentencesExamples
To achieve a unity, I immersed the half-finished painting in the bath, then added the black - it is actually Payne's grey - with a big brush.
Long ago, walking the streets of Paris, studying the watercolors on exhibit in the shop windows, I was aware of the singular absence of what is known as Payne's gray.
Origin
Mid 19th century: named after William Payne (fl. 1800), English artist.