† cinnabrianadj.
Obsolete. rare.
Cinnabar-coloured.
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scarletc1386
puniceousa1398
vermeilc1400
corala1522
Punic?1553
orient1578
vermilion1589
wax-red1593
cherry-red1594
Punical1606
coralline?1608
scarleted1641
coccineous1654
cinnabrianc1668
poppy-coloured1677
miniaceous1688
phoeniceous1688
cherry-coloured1695
coral-red1700
cardinal1755
cherried1762
ponceau1774
punicean1786
cinnabar1807
geraniumed1819
miniatous1826
cardinal scarlet1828
vermilion-coloured1835–6
geranium-coloured1836
pink1846
cardinal red1850
lobster-red1856
phoenicean1857
magenta1877
angered1878
scarlet-vermilion1882
tomato1889
camellia-red1890
miniate1891
nasturtium-red1896
sealing-wax1912
c1668 Sir T. Browne Wks. (1880) III. 508 Fine cinnabrian tips of the wings.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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