fulvousadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʌlvəs/,

/ˈfʊlvəs/, U.S.

/ˈfʊlvəs/,

/ˈfəlvəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fulvus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin fulvus reddish-yellow, tawny, brown, of uncertain origin (see note) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly earlier fulve adj.The suffix -vus is common in Latin colour adjectives; compare e.g. flāvus yellow (see flavo- comb. form), helvus light bay (see helvine adj.

Chiefly Zoology and Botany.

Reddish-yellow, dull yellowish-brown, tawny.

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

fallowOE

favel1490

faucha1522

fallow-coloured1567

fulvid1598

fulve1657

fulvous1664

flavid1762

fox-coloured1796

fulvescent1817

1664 J. Beale in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva 26 A more fulvous or ruddy colour.

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 246/1 A Thistle-finch..hath..Neck & Back of a fulvous or reddish Ash colour.

1738 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds III. 51 Some Cock Birds are of a fulvous Colour.

1792 Gentleman's Mag. May 430/2 A fulvous powder, having a very strong smell, considerably resembling that of the bean-flower.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 93 Fur shining fulvous brown.

1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. 6 A Nemean lion, fulvous, torrid-eyed.

1908 R. South Moths Brit. Isles II. 273 This species..varies in ground colour from pale ochreous to pale fulvous.

2004 Guardian 19 Apr. i. 20/1 We saw Egyptian and red-necked nightjars, fulvous babblers and, rarest of all, the northern bald ibis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fulvous
释义	fulvousadj. Brit. /ˈfʌlvəs/, /ˈfʊlvəs/, U.S. /ˈfʊlvəs/, /ˈfəlvəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fulvus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin fulvus reddish-yellow, tawny, brown, of uncertain origin (see note) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly earlier fulve adj.The suffix -vus is common in Latin colour adjectives; compare e.g. flāvus yellow (see flavo- comb. form), helvus light bay (see helvine adj. Chiefly Zoology and Botany. Reddish-yellow, dull yellowish-brown, tawny. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > reddish yellow > pale fallowOE favel1490 faucha1522 fallow-coloured1567 fulvid1598 fulve1657 fulvous1664 flavid1762 fox-coloured1796 fulvescent1817 1664 J. Beale in J. Evelyn Pomona in Sylva 26 A more fulvous or ruddy colour. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 246/1 A Thistle-finch..hath..Neck & Back of a fulvous or reddish Ash colour. 1738 E. Albin Nat. Hist. Birds III. 51 Some Cock Birds are of a fulvous Colour. 1792 Gentleman's Mag. May 430/2 A fulvous powder, having a very strong smell, considerably resembling that of the bean-flower. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 93 Fur shining fulvous brown. 1848 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 1st Ser. 6 A Nemean lion, fulvous, torrid-eyed. 1908 R. South Moths Brit. Isles II. 273 This species..varies in ground colour from pale ochreous to pale fulvous. 2004 Guardian 19 Apr. i. 20/1 We saw Egyptian and red-necked nightjars, fulvous babblers and, rarest of all, the northern bald ibis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1664
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