More fully minim colour. A dark brownish grey, the colour of the robes of the Minim Friars. Now historical.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > brownish grey (10) minim1632 More fully minim colour. A dark brownish grey, the colour of the robes of the Minim Friars. Now historical. Portland stone1633 a light-coloured limestone quarried in the Isle of Portland and highly valued for use in building. stone-colour1663 the (usual) colour of stone, a yellowish or brownish grey; also attributive. nut-grey1797 stone tint1833 = stone-colour n. stone1848 A fashion shade of yellowish or brownish grey; stone-colour. Also attributive or as adj. Cf. sense 18. moleskin colour1903 mole-colour1906 mole1908 A grey colour resembling that of a mole's fur. Also attributive or as adj. taupe1911 A brownish shade of grey resembling the colour of moleskin. Also in combinations, as taupe-coloured adj. |
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