I was just having a look at the Renaissance Colours on the web site and was amused to see some of the more descriptive ones such as 'goose turd'; puke and rat. One thing that occurred to me was that the 'milk-and-water' and the 'wash-coloured' which were both blueish white were most likely to be named after lime wash, used on cottage and barn walls. This was a very pale blue or blueish white. Until recently, there was a ruined cottage not far from where I live that still showed signs of this lime wash. Audrey

I'm not a Renaissance woman but I am sure I can recall sewing thread sold under the colour name "merde d'oie" (goose turd) ! SANDRA LOVEGROVE Researching LOVEGROVEs in all places and at all times. Please do visit the LOVEGROVE Information Centre on http://www.lovegrove.org.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "norman.lee1" <norman.lee1@virgin.net> To: <OLD-ENGLISH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: 08 June 2004 17:26 Subject: colours > I was just having a look at the Renaissance Colours on the web site and was amused to see some of the more descriptive ones such as 'goose turd'; puke and rat. One thing that occurred to me was that the 'milk-and-water' and the 'wash-coloured' which were both blueish white were most likely to be named after lime wash, used on cottage and barn walls. This was a very pale blue or blueish white. Until recently, there was a ruined cottage not far from where I live that still showed signs of this lime wash. > > Audrey > > ______________________________