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nebulose, a.|nɛbjʊˈləʊs|
[ad. L. nebulōs-us, f. nebula: see nebula and -ose.]
1.
†a. Resembling a cloud or mist; inclined to be foggy or misty. Obs. rare.
c1420Pallad. on Husb. ix. 114 Yf smoke ascende Al faaty, weet, and cloudy nebulose. Ibid. xii. 21 Sad lond wol the bene Indwelle, and hatith nebulose and lene.
b. fig. Cloudy, misty, indistinct.
1799in Spirit Pub. Jrnls. II. 322 The nebulose or obumbratory style. 1855Fraser's Mag. LI. 548 Illustrious professor of nebulose hypotheses and nonsense.
c. Clouded; cloud-like in appearance.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 288 Nebulose, painted with colour irregularly darker and lighter, so as to exhibit some resemblance of clouds. 1849–52Todd's Cycl. Anat. IV. 1221/2 There then appears on the surface of the vitellus a nebulose spot of pale yellow.
†2. (See quot. and cf. nebulé.) Obs. rare—0.
1704J. Harris Lex. Techn. I, Nebulose, a Term in Heraldry, when the out-line of any Bordure, Ordinary, &c. is..something of the Figure of Clouds.
3. Of the nature of nebulæ. rare—1.
1714Derham Astro-Theol. (1769) 7 The last thing I shall mention is the Nebulose, which are those glaring whitish appearances, seen with our telescopes. |