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English → English (gcide) Definition: Patent yellow Yellow \Yel"low\, n. 1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum which is between the orange and green. “A long motley coat guarded with yellow.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A yellow pigment. [1913 Webster] Cadmium yellow, Chrome yellow, Indigo yellow, King's yellow , etc. See under Cadmium, Chrome, etc. Naples yellow, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil, porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic lead nitrate, and common salt. Patent yellow (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also Turner's yellow. [1913 Webster]