festucineadj.

Brit.

/ˈfɛstjᵿsʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈfɛst(j)əˌsaɪn/,

/ˈfɛst(j)əˌsin/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin festucinus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin festucinus (1581 or earlier) < classical Latin festūca stalk (see festucous adj.) + -īnus -ine suffix¹. Compare slightly later festuceous adj.With the specific use in mineralogy (see sense 2) perhaps compare post-classical Latin festucarius (1822 or earlier in this sense; 1793 or earlier in Linnaeus in uncertain sense).

1. Straw-coloured. rare.

ΘΚΠ

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

gull13..

flaxen?1523

palew1547

straw-coloured1585

branlie1589

straw colour1589

flaxy1634

festucine1646

sulphureous1656

flaxenish1661

butter colour1665

strawy1668

straw-yellow1794

bombycinous1796

sulphur-coloured1811

sherry-yellow1813

sulphur-yellow1816

bombasic1825

straw1842

wax-coloured1842

stramineous1845

maize-coloured1852

daffodil1855

daw1856

flax1873

sherry-coloured1875

mastic1890

sulpho-chromic1895

ochroid1897

wheat-coloured1898

sulphurous1899

sulphury1900

tea rose1900

straw-pale1922

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. iii. 237 Herein may be discovered a little insect of a festucine or pale green, resembling in all parts a Locust, or what we call a Grashopper.

1874 M. Collins Transmigr. III. i. 3 Her turquoise eyes suited her festucine hair.

2010 Florida Entomologist 93 354/2 Antenna almost as long as forewing, basal half black, apical half festucine.

†2. Mineralogy. Of fracture: characterized by the production of small splinters. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1804 W. Turton in tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature VII. Explan. Terms Festucine, of a shivery or splintery fracture.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	festucine
释义	festucineadj. Brit. /ˈfɛstjᵿsʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈfɛst(j)əˌsaɪn/, /ˈfɛst(j)əˌsin/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin festucinus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin festucinus (1581 or earlier) < classical Latin festūca stalk (see festucous adj.) + -īnus -ine suffix¹. Compare slightly later festuceous adj.With the specific use in mineralogy (see sense 2) perhaps compare post-classical Latin festucarius (1822 or earlier in this sense; 1793 or earlier in Linnaeus in uncertain sense). 1. Straw-coloured. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow gull13.. flaxen?1523 palew1547 straw-coloured1585 branlie1589 straw colour1589 flaxy1634 festucine1646 sulphureous1656 flaxenish1661 butter colour1665 strawy1668 straw-yellow1794 bombycinous1796 sulphur-coloured1811 sherry-yellow1813 sulphur-yellow1816 bombasic1825 straw1842 wax-coloured1842 stramineous1845 maize-coloured1852 daffodil1855 daw1856 flax1873 sherry-coloured1875 mastic1890 sulpho-chromic1895 ochroid1897 wheat-coloured1898 sulphurous1899 sulphury1900 tea rose1900 straw-pale1922 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. iii. 237 Herein may be discovered a little insect of a festucine or pale green, resembling in all parts a Locust, or what we call a Grashopper. View more context for this quotation 1874 M. Collins Transmigr. III. i. 3 Her turquoise eyes suited her festucine hair. 2010 Florida Entomologist 93 354/2 Antenna almost as long as forewing, basal half black, apical half festucine. †2. Mineralogy. Of fracture: characterized by the production of small splinters. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1804 W. Turton in tr. C. Linnaeus Gen. Syst. Nature VII. Explan. Terms Festucine, of a shivery or splintery fracture. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1646
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