Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
bianco calce
English translation:
lime white/whitewash
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simon tanner
Jan 17, 2008 11:31
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bianco calce
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What do you call this color in English?
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| 4 +8 | lime white/whitewash |
simon tanner
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| 3 | chalk white |
Rachel Fell
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Jan 22, 2008 16:50: simon tanner Created KOG entry
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simon tanner
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lime white/whitewash
bianco di calce is whitewash. As seen in the reference below, lime white is used as the name of this colour
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Rachel Fell
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chalk white
if it's just for a colour name, I'd probably say this - lime could suggest a green tone in English
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-17 14:37:26 GMT)
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woops. have just seen Simon's paint ref./mention, but anyway:
BT Décor 1200 Chalk White Corded Telephone With Caller Display
http://www.choiceful.com/choiceful-id-5019-BT-Decor-1200-Cha...
WILTSHIRE WHITE
A pure chalk white as found in various regions of Great Britain. The famous 'white horses' of Wiltshire cut into the chalk and made in the 18th and 19th centuries exhibit this purity of colour.
http://www.heritagepaints.co.uk/wiltshire_white.html
Splash out with colour
Recognising this trend, Dulux has launched the Feature Wall range, giving every ... clove brown, lido blue, chalk white, Lincoln green. fresh plaster, ...
archive.oxfordmail.net/2007/5/31/156075.html - 16k -
Compare stores & shop for Appliances. Read consumer reviews before you buy Crown 2kw Fan Heater. ... 3 Contemporary Wall Hung Fire Chalk White Finish 2kW ...
www.bizrate.co.uk/heaters/oid653423244.html - 117k -
11/0 Chalk White Opaque Seed Beads (1 hank) - $2.63 : Beada Beada ...
Beada Beada 11/0 Chalk White Opaque Seed Beads (1 hank) - ... Crown Shaped Squaredelles 6mm Clear A/B (1 Crown Shaped Squaredelles 6mm Clear A/B (1 piece) ...
www.beadabeada.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&product... - 26k
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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-01-17 14:37:26 GMT)
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woops. have just seen Simon's paint ref./mention, but anyway:
BT Décor 1200 Chalk White Corded Telephone With Caller Display
http://www.choiceful.com/choiceful-id-5019-BT-Decor-1200-Cha...
WILTSHIRE WHITE
A pure chalk white as found in various regions of Great Britain. The famous 'white horses' of Wiltshire cut into the chalk and made in the 18th and 19th centuries exhibit this purity of colour.
http://www.heritagepaints.co.uk/wiltshire_white.html
Splash out with colour
Recognising this trend, Dulux has launched the Feature Wall range, giving every ... clove brown, lido blue, chalk white, Lincoln green. fresh plaster, ...
archive.oxfordmail.net/2007/5/31/156075.html - 16k -
Compare stores & shop for Appliances. Read consumer reviews before you buy Crown 2kw Fan Heater. ... 3 Contemporary Wall Hung Fire Chalk White Finish 2kW ...
www.bizrate.co.uk/heaters/oid653423244.html - 117k -
11/0 Chalk White Opaque Seed Beads (1 hank) - $2.63 : Beada Beada ...
Beada Beada 11/0 Chalk White Opaque Seed Beads (1 hank) - ... Crown Shaped Squaredelles 6mm Clear A/B (1 Crown Shaped Squaredelles 6mm Clear A/B (1 piece) ...
www.beadabeada.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&product... - 26k
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