Bice \Bice\, Bise \Bise\, n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light gray, tawny.]

(Paint.) A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.

Green bice is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)