| Berlin | n. [ The capital of Germany ] 1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool. [ 1913 Webster ]
Berlin black, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware. Ure. --
Berlin blue, Prussian blue. Ure. --
Berlin green, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green dye, and similar to Prussian blue. --
Berlin iron, 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, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work. --
Berlin work, worsted embroidery. [ 1913 Webster ]
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