Berlin
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The capital city of Germany. Population (2000) = 3,471,418. (Geography)
Berlin
n.
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A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
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Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool.
Phrases & Compounds
- Berlin black
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a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware.
- Berlin blue
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Prussian blue.
- Berlin green
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a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue.
- Berlin iron
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a very fusible variety of cast iron, from which figures and other delicate articles are manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in imitation of bronze.
- Berlin shop
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a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.
- Berlin work
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worsted embroidery.