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Schweinfurt green
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English
Etymology
Named after the city in which it was first made, Schweinfurt, Germany.
Noun
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en Paris green.
Paris or Schweinfurt green 50C878
en 26 June 2015 Rachel Dixon Why green just can’t be trusted The Guardian For example, Schweinfurt green, also known as emerald or Paris green, was used in wallpaper and upholstery in the 19th century and contained high levels of arsenic. Wallpaper is even said to have killed Napoleon Bonaparte. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jun/26/why-green-just-cant-be-trusted
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