† citreanadj.

Forms:

α. 1600s–1800s citrean.

β. 1600s citrian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin citreus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin citreus (see citreous adj.) + -an suffix. With the use in sense 2 compare earlier citrine adj., and slightly later citreous adj.With the β. forms compare -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1889) gives the pronunciation as (si·triˌăn) /ˈsɪtriːən/.

Obsolete.

1. Of or relating to the citrus tree of Africa (citrus n. 2); esp. made of the (fragrant) wood of this tree.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [adjective]

softwood1539

citrean1616

pepperidge1689

purple heart1769

narra1779

leafy1810

saffraan1819

quandong1836

padauk1839

tamanu1839

titoki1842

til1858

odum1887

sapele1904

broad-leaved1905

peroba1920

ocote1926

pyinkado1934

ponderosa1937

ahuehuete1948

Mansonia1958

obeche1958

podo1961

black-gum1969

1616 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. i. sig. B5 Whatsoe're on citrean beds [L. lectis..citreis] is writ.

1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Petron. Arbit. Satyr. sig. A5 A Citrian board comes out On painted Carpets plac'd.

1781 C. Lofft Eudosia iii. 67 Illustrious Egypt!..abundant of the noble Vine, The Palm, the Orange, and the Citrean grove.

1833 W. S. Landor Wks. (1853) II. 246 The Romans will repose at citrean tables for ages.

1887 A. H. Dorsey Palms x. 194 There were tables of carved citrean wood.

2. = citron-yellow adj. and n. (a) at citron n. and adj. Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow > greenish

subcitrinec1386

citrinea1398

citron-coloured1574

citrean1656

citrinous1665

primrose-coloured1747

lemon-coloured1758

primrose1788

lemon-yellow1807

citron-hued1852

lemon1875

primrosy1882

citron1924

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Citrean, Citrine, which hath the colour of a Citron, yellow colour, of or belonging to a Citron.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Bbb4 Their copious succe expressed..serves them for familiar drink, which from its Citrian colour [L. a colore citri] they call Citre, corruptly Cyder.

1704 Expert Orthogr. iii. 35/1 Citrine, or Citrean, colour of a Pome-Citron, golden.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	citrean
释义	† citreanadj. Forms: α. 1600s–1800s citrean. β. 1600s citrian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin citreus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin citreus (see citreous adj.) + -an suffix. With the use in sense 2 compare earlier citrine adj., and slightly later citreous adj.With the β. forms compare -ian suffix. N.E.D. (1889) gives the pronunciation as (si·triˌăn) /ˈsɪtriːən/. Obsolete. 1. Of or relating to the citrus tree of Africa (citrus n. 2); esp. made of the (fragrant) wood of this tree. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular timber trees or shrubs > non-British timber trees > [adjective] softwood1539 citrean1616 pepperidge1689 purple heart1769 narra1779 leafy1810 saffraan1819 quandong1836 padauk1839 tamanu1839 titoki1842 til1858 odum1887 sapele1904 broad-leaved1905 peroba1920 ocote1926 pyinkado1934 ponderosa1937 ahuehuete1948 Mansonia1958 obeche1958 podo1961 black-gum1969 1616 B. Holyday tr. Persius Sat. i. sig. B5 Whatsoe're on citrean beds [L. lectis..citreis] is writ. 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad Petron. Arbit. Satyr. sig. A5 A Citrian board comes out On painted Carpets plac'd. 1781 C. Lofft Eudosia iii. 67 Illustrious Egypt!..abundant of the noble Vine, The Palm, the Orange, and the Citrean grove. 1833 W. S. Landor Wks. (1853) II. 246 The Romans will repose at citrean tables for ages. 1887 A. H. Dorsey Palms x. 194 There were tables of carved citrean wood. 2. = citron-yellow adj. and n. (a) at citron n. and adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow > greenish subcitrinec1386 citrinea1398 citron-coloured1574 citrean1656 citrinous1665 primrose-coloured1747 lemon-coloured1758 primrose1788 lemon-yellow1807 citron-hued1852 lemon1875 primrosy1882 citron1924 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Citrean, Citrine, which hath the colour of a Citron, yellow colour, of or belonging to a Citron. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Bbb4 Their copious succe expressed..serves them for familiar drink, which from its Citrian colour [L. a colore citri] they call Citre, corruptly Cyder. 1704 Expert Orthogr. iii. 35/1 Citrine, or Citrean, colour of a Pome-Citron, golden. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1616
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