| 单词 | colour piece |
| 释义 | > as lemmascolour piece colour piece n. a painting distinguished by and valued for its colours; an ornament or similar decoration used on account of its colour. ΚΠ 1844 W. M. Thackeray Little Trav. in Fraser's Mag. May 526/1 By the side of one of the most astounding colour-pieces in the world, the ‘Worshipping of the Magi’, is a famous picture of Paul Veronese that cannot be too much admired. 1881 Kwong Ki Chiu Dict. Eng. Phrases 480 Color-piece, a piece of bric-a-brac, intended to produce an effect in a room by its peculiar color. 1903 House Beautiful Mar. 245/1 This most decorative color piece is framed in a broad band of gold and forms the only picture in the room. 1967 N. Millard Dried Flower Arrangem. i. 35 Three or four on a wooden platter on a low table can be an interesting and novel color piece and last well if handled with care. < as lemmas |
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