单词 | chestnut-brown |
释义 | > as lemmaschestnut-brown chestnut-brown adj. and n. (of) the deep reddish-brown colour of a chestnut; spec. designating a breed of cat (see quot. 1958). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > reddish brown > nut or chestnut chestnut-colour1555 chestnuta1616 chestnut-brown1656 nutmeg colour1687 nut-brownc1775 the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > reddish brown > nut or chestnut nut-browna1400 hazeled1548 nut-brown1575 hazel1580 nut-brown1586 chestnut-coloured1636 chestnut1656 chestnut-brown1656 castaneous1688 nutty brown1839 chestnutty1893 nutmeg1965 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Felidae (feline) > felis domesticus (cat) > [adjective] > of breeds Angola1765 long-haired1821 Persian1828 chestnut-brown1958 1656Chestnut Brown [see sense B. a]. 1826 T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds (ed. 6) I. 86 The hedge-chafer, or chesnut brown beetle. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 52 Fur chesnut brown back and head. 1958 Times 17 Nov. 12/6 Exhibited for six years as ‘any other variety’, the Chestnut Brown cat made its first London appearance on Saturday after its recognition as a separate breed in July. The previous name of ‘Havana’ has been dropped. < as lemmas |
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