gentian blueadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɛnʃn ˈbluː/,

/ˌdʒɛnʃɪən ˈbluː/,

/ˌdʒɛntɪən ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃən ˈblu/,

/ˌdʒɛn(t)iən ˈblu/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentian n., blue adj.; gentian n., blue n.

Etymology: As adjective < gentian n. + blue adj. As noun < gentian n. + blue n.

A. adj.

Of the vivid deep blue colour of certain gentian flowers (see gentian n. 1a) Cf. gentian adj.

ΚΠ

1843 Manch. Courier 23 Dec. 4/4 50 dozens 5-4 printed woollen shawls. 50 [dozens 5-4] scarlet do. 50 [dozens 5-4] Gentian blue do.

1962 R. Page Educ. Gardener xi. 302 The cypresses are underplanted with sheets of the bright gentian blue echium.

2004 J. Erdal Ghosting vi. 184 The ancient sounds of people trading with one another,..the rich aromas of fruit and flowers, garlic and Gauloises—all played out under a gentian blue sky.

B. n.

The vivid deep blue colour of certain gentian flowers (see gentian n. 1a). Cf. gentian n. 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue

powder blue1628

zaffre1662

ultramarine1695

smalt1775

ultramarine blue (or colour)1781

royal blue1782

smalt-blue1794

mazarine blue1803

blue feldspar1804

lazulite1807

cobalt1835

Vienna blue1835

Venetian bluec1840

bleu-de-roi1848

gentian blue1848

gentian1854

mazarine1857

night-blue1865

lapis lazuli1870

Reckitt's blue1877

royal1885

Littler's blue1904

delphine1909

delphinium1923

Madonna blue1932

1848 Lady's Newspaper 15 Apr. 307/1 The flowers are of a clear gentian blue.

1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves vii. 85 Sand-hills..patched with gentian-blue.

1997 Independent on Sunday 16 Feb. (Real Life section) 9/2 Carpet the earth beneath the Witch hazel with the delicate but hardy Windflower—Anemone blanda—either white, beautiful gentian blue or a mix.

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

单词	gentian blue
释义	gentian blueadj.n. Brit. /ˌdʒɛnʃn ˈbluː/, /ˌdʒɛnʃɪən ˈbluː/, /ˌdʒɛntɪən ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌdʒɛn(t)ʃən ˈblu/, /ˌdʒɛn(t)iən ˈblu/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: gentian n., blue adj.; gentian n., blue n. Etymology: As adjective < gentian n. + blue adj. As noun < gentian n. + blue n. A. adj. Of the vivid deep blue colour of certain gentian flowers (see gentian n. 1a) Cf. gentian adj. ΚΠ 1843 Manch. Courier 23 Dec. 4/4 50 dozens 5-4 printed woollen shawls. 50 [dozens 5-4] scarlet do. 50 [dozens 5-4] Gentian blue do. 1962 R. Page Educ. Gardener xi. 302 The cypresses are underplanted with sheets of the bright gentian blue echium. 2004 J. Erdal Ghosting vi. 184 The ancient sounds of people trading with one another,..the rich aromas of fruit and flowers, garlic and Gauloises—all played out under a gentian blue sky. B. n. The vivid deep blue colour of certain gentian flowers (see gentian n. 1a). Cf. gentian n. 3. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue powder blue1628 zaffre1662 ultramarine1695 smalt1775 ultramarine blue (or colour)1781 royal blue1782 smalt-blue1794 mazarine blue1803 blue feldspar1804 lazulite1807 cobalt1835 Vienna blue1835 Venetian bluec1840 bleu-de-roi1848 gentian blue1848 gentian1854 mazarine1857 night-blue1865 lapis lazuli1870 Reckitt's blue1877 royal1885 Littler's blue1904 delphine1909 delphinium1923 Madonna blue1932 1848 Lady's Newspaper 15 Apr. 307/1 The flowers are of a clear gentian blue. 1865 S. Baring-Gould Bk. Were-wolves vii. 85 Sand-hills..patched with gentian-blue. 1997 Independent on Sunday 16 Feb. (Real Life section) 9/2 Carpet the earth beneath the Witch hazel with the delicate but hardy Windflower—Anemone blanda—either white, beautiful gentian blue or a mix. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1843
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