Berlin — Defs

01 prop. n. The capital city of Germany. Population (2000) = 3,471,418.

1.
The capital city of Germany. Population (2000) = 3,471,418.(Geography)

02 n. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.

1.
A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th century, at Berlin.
2.
Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called also Berlin wool. Also: Berlin wool

Phrases & compounds

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

Berlin blue — Prussian blue.

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.