earth colourearth colorn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈəːθ ˌkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˈərθ ˌkələr/

Forms: see earth n.¹ and colour n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, colour n.¹

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + colour n.¹ With use as adjective compare earlier earth-coloured adj.

A. n.

1. A pigment obtained from an earth (earth n.¹ 16), as an ochre or umber.Earth colours are very stable and typically contain iron oxide, either naturally occurring or added (see Mars n.¹ Compounds 2).

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the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > types of

lac1558

purpurin1558

colourish1598

earth1598

watercolour1598

earth colour1658

encaustic1662

lake1684

virgin tint1706

mosaic gold1746

bronze1753

gold bronze1769

cake colour1784

musive gold1796

sap-colour1816

repaint1827

moist colour1842

bronze powder1846

wax-colour1854

wax pigment1854

bitumen1855

chrome garnet1876

zinc-dust1877

zinc-powder1881

terra nera1882

earth pigment1900

1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 82 Earth colours are best, as all Okers..Terre-vert.

1703 J. Elsum Art of Painting after Ital. Manner xxviii. 121 It [sc. Terravert] is the finest of Earth-colours.

1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (new ed.) II. xiv. 260 Whatever ornaments are painted on the front of a house, ought to be done with earth-colours, or in fresco, as..it will last longest.

1843 W. B. S. Taylor Man. Fresco & Encaustic Painting x. 185 In this valuable communication it will be seen that the earth colours stand best, whilst the blues..and the blacks..have faded.

1897 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 26 159 The front is painted in a grotesque and effective manner, with red, white and yellow earth colours.

1913 N. Heaton Hurst's Man. Painters' Colours (ed. 5) v. 155 Iron oxide is also the colouring principle of the group of pigments known as ‘earth colours’.

1951 Oxf. Junior Encycl. VII. 325/1 Examples of such earth colours are yellow ochre, siennas (dark yellows), and umbers (browns).

2001 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 54 433 Assuming the chocolate brown colour to be an earth colour (probably burnt umber) the border pattern would not be visible on the X-ray if it was orpiment.

2. The colour of earth; a brownish shade.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > other browns

umberc1568

Spanish brown1660

earth colour1688

raw umber1702

iron brown1714

clove-brown1794

raw sienna1797

wood-brown1805

moorit1809

coffee1815

oak1815

burnt almond1850

Vandyke brown1850

Turk's head1853

catechu brown1860

oak brown1860

mummy brown1861

walnut-brown1865

Havana1873

havana brown1875

wax-brown1887

box1889

nutria1897

caramel1909

wallflower brown1913

cigar1923

desert-brown1923

sunburn1923

tobacco1923

maple1926

butterscotch1927

walnut1934

snuff1951

mink1955

toffee1960

sludge1962

earth-tone1973

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiv. 328/2 It is of the colour of a Sparrow, white on the Belly, and of an Earth colour on the back.

1717 Atlas Geographus V. 263/1 The Skin is cover'd with red and black Spots, the rest being of an Earth Colour.

1787 J. Prestwich Respublica 27 A death's head in front, of an earth colour.

1837 H. H. Spry Mod. India I. 274 After exposing it [sc. soil] for some time to a strong fire, the only perceptible change was the conversion of the materials from an earth colour into a florid red.

1896 Auk 13 318 To two others [sc. wooden eggs] I gave a coat of earth-color all over, above and below.

1910 G. K. Chesterton What's Wrong with World iv. viii. 272 The brown earth-color of the monk's coat was instinctively chosen to express labor and humility.

1960 J. Cope Tame Ox 98 She was black, or more nearly a dark, dull, earth colour, a Mosuto girl.

2003 W. P. Spence Building your Dream House i. 112 The redwood siding provides an earth color.

B. adj.

= earth-coloured adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > brownish

faucha1522

brownish1555

browny1582

brownish-coloured1685

earth colour1775

1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions I. 205 His head resembled a new ploughed field, only that the furrows were red instead of being earth-colour.

1859 Freemasons Mag. & Masonic Mirror 8 Oct. 263/2 Jupiter's image was earth colour,..ash green and fire colour.

1935 T. S. Eliot Murder in Cathedral i. 12 The labourer bends to his piece of earth, earth-colour, his own colour.

2005 N. Cortese et al. Modelling T-55 Main Battle Tank 63 I decided to try the ‘sponge effect’ using Citadel Black ink... Applied to the earth colour tracks, it gives a subtle, worn look.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earth colour
释义	earth colourearth colorn.adj. Brit. /ˈəːθ ˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈərθ ˌkələr/ Forms: see earth n.¹ and colour n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, colour n.¹ Etymology: < earth n.¹ + colour n.¹ With use as adjective compare earlier earth-coloured adj. A. n. 1. A pigment obtained from an earth (earth n.¹ 16), as an ochre or umber.Earth colours are very stable and typically contain iron oxide, either naturally occurring or added (see Mars n.¹ Compounds 2). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > types of lac1558 purpurin1558 colourish1598 earth1598 watercolour1598 earth colour1658 encaustic1662 lake1684 virgin tint1706 mosaic gold1746 bronze1753 gold bronze1769 cake colour1784 musive gold1796 sap-colour1816 repaint1827 moist colour1842 bronze powder1846 wax-colour1854 wax pigment1854 bitumen1855 chrome garnet1876 zinc-dust1877 zinc-powder1881 terra nera1882 earth pigment1900 1658 W. Sanderson Graphice 82 Earth colours are best, as all Okers..Terre-vert. 1703 J. Elsum Art of Painting after Ital. Manner xxviii. 121 It [sc. Terravert] is the finest of Earth-colours. 1756 G. Smith tr. Laboratory (new ed.) II. xiv. 260 Whatever ornaments are painted on the front of a house, ought to be done with earth-colours, or in fresco, as..it will last longest. 1843 W. B. S. Taylor Man. Fresco & Encaustic Painting x. 185 In this valuable communication it will be seen that the earth colours stand best, whilst the blues..and the blacks..have faded. 1897 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 26 159 The front is painted in a grotesque and effective manner, with red, white and yellow earth colours. 1913 N. Heaton Hurst's Man. Painters' Colours (ed. 5) v. 155 Iron oxide is also the colouring principle of the group of pigments known as ‘earth colours’. 1951 Oxf. Junior Encycl. VII. 325/1 Examples of such earth colours are yellow ochre, siennas (dark yellows), and umbers (browns). 2001 Galpin Soc. Jrnl. 54 433 Assuming the chocolate brown colour to be an earth colour (probably burnt umber) the border pattern would not be visible on the X-ray if it was orpiment. 2. The colour of earth; a brownish shade. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > other browns umberc1568 Spanish brown1660 earth colour1688 raw umber1702 iron brown1714 clove-brown1794 raw sienna1797 wood-brown1805 moorit1809 coffee1815 oak1815 burnt almond1850 Vandyke brown1850 Turk's head1853 catechu brown1860 oak brown1860 mummy brown1861 walnut-brown1865 Havana1873 havana brown1875 wax-brown1887 box1889 nutria1897 caramel1909 wallflower brown1913 cigar1923 desert-brown1923 sunburn1923 tobacco1923 maple1926 butterscotch1927 walnut1934 snuff1951 mink1955 toffee1960 sludge1962 earth-tone1973 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiv. 328/2 It is of the colour of a Sparrow, white on the Belly, and of an Earth colour on the back. 1717 Atlas Geographus V. 263/1 The Skin is cover'd with red and black Spots, the rest being of an Earth Colour. 1787 J. Prestwich Respublica 27 A death's head in front, of an earth colour. 1837 H. H. Spry Mod. India I. 274 After exposing it [sc. soil] for some time to a strong fire, the only perceptible change was the conversion of the materials from an earth colour into a florid red. 1896 Auk 13 318 To two others [sc. wooden eggs] I gave a coat of earth-color all over, above and below. 1910 G. K. Chesterton What's Wrong with World iv. viii. 272 The brown earth-color of the monk's coat was instinctively chosen to express labor and humility. 1960 J. Cope Tame Ox 98 She was black, or more nearly a dark, dull, earth colour, a Mosuto girl. 2003 W. P. Spence Building your Dream House i. 112 The redwood siding provides an earth color. B. adj. = earth-coloured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > brownish faucha1522 brownish1555 browny1582 brownish-coloured1685 earth colour1775 1775 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions I. 205 His head resembled a new ploughed field, only that the furrows were red instead of being earth-colour. 1859 Freemasons Mag. & Masonic Mirror 8 Oct. 263/2 Jupiter's image was earth colour,..ash green and fire colour. 1935 T. S. Eliot Murder in Cathedral i. 12 The labourer bends to his piece of earth, earth-colour, his own colour. 2005 N. Cortese et al. Modelling T-55 Main Battle Tank 63 I decided to try the ‘sponge effect’ using Citadel Black ink... Applied to the earth colour tracks, it gives a subtle, worn look. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1658
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