(history) A wall that parted the city of Berlin until 1989, constructed by the German Democratic Republic to keep East Germans from escaping to West Berlin.

(politics) Any barrier designed to keep people from crossing a border, e.g. the one proposed to keep people from crossing from Mexico into the United States.

plural of East Berliner

(historical, 1949–1990) The Soviet sector of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.

(historical, 1949–1990) The American, British and French sectors of Berlin between 1949 and 1990.

(chemistry) Ferric ferricyanide; a complex cyanide with a structure similar to that of Prussian blue, used as a green dye. / (art) A color of oil paint thought to resemble the color of the chemical.

Synonym of Prussian blue

(archaic) A shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and the materials for such work.

A black varnish, drying with almost a dead surface; used for coating the better kinds of ironware.

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.