| 单词 | french berry |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFrench berry French berry n. the dried unripe fruit of any of various buckthorns (genus Rhamnus), used as the source of a yellow dye; also called Avignon berry. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > fruit, seed, or flower used in dyeing > [noun] > Avignon Berry French berry1686 Avignon berry1728 1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation vi. 217/2 There are also Colours which proceed from Berries, as Bay-Berries, French-Berries, &c. that make a good yellow. 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. I. v. 133 Buckthorn... The juice of the unripe berries is the colour of saffron... These are sold under the name of French Berries. 1818 Times 17 Sept. 3/2 An infusion of some of the vegetable yellows, as turmeric, fustic, French berries, or such other substance..might be employed. 1922 J. J. Sudborough Bernthsen's Text-bk. Org. Chem. (new ed.) xiv. 318 Xantho-rhamnin (yellow needles, present in French berries, Rhamnus tinctoria). 2004 N. Eastaugh et al. Pigment Compend. 161/1 Various species of Rhamnus produce a dyestuff, generally extracted from the unripe berries; these latter are known as yellow berries, buckthorn, French berries or Avignon berries. < as lemmas |
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