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  • Sparre, 1859, utilized opaque matter, such as prussian blue, white or red lead, insoluble in water and stenciled on one layer of the paper web, forming a regular pattern; this was then covered by a second layer of paper.

    Forty Centuries of Ink 1904

  • Okay, gingers are good, too, tho some can be crayzee… and tabbies are sweet… prussian blues are goorrrrrrrrgeous… Okay, I love all teh kittehs, BUT TEH BLACK KITTEHS GETS A BAD RAP!

    they say bad luck never travels alone - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • These have to wait until I have finished my 2 regiments of prussian dragoons 40 figures each.

    Austrian Horse Grenadiers Der Alte Fritz 2008

  • The prussian government closed the so-called secular (weltlich) schools in which no religious instruction was given and re-established religious instruction in professional and vocational schools.

    Think Progress » VIDEO: Fox Affiliate Airs Ode to White Supremacist Site 2005

  • When shopping for non-work clothes I look for things that suit my complexion (cinnamon-red and prussian blue) or that I or my beloved simply enjoy (orange and yellow-green).

    And, shoes. - A Dress A Day 2006

  • January 24, 2006 at 01:22 PM prussian blue r bad but tatu r just the same. the only difference is that these r racist + tatu are ppl who pretend 2 b lesbians. whoever samantha is she needs to get her head checked cos there both bloody terrible

    t.A.T.u. - Lesbianism + White Power x Twin Blondes = Prussian Blue 2005

  • There was cobalt blue, cerulean blue, prussian blue, ultramarine blue, and, with just a soupçon of garlic, french ultramarine blue.

    Skinny Legs and All Robbins, Tom 1990

  • He him in, explained that his wife and ren had gone to church, and within a few minutes Wexford found himself drinking coffee with Mr Dobrowski on a patio hung with the prussian-blue trumpets of morning glory.

    Put On By Cunning Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1981

  • Atrovirens: dark green, approaching blackish [prussian green].

    Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology John. B. Smith

  • Colour the mixture by adding a little vermillion, lamp black or prussian blue; be careful not to ignite the compound while dipping.

    Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets Daniel Young

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