| 单词 | grain-colour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgrain-colour grain-colour n. (a) scarlet dye; (b) a fast colour; also a cloth dyed with this. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > colouring > colouring matter > [noun] > dye > fast dye grain1377 grain-colour1632 steam-colour1844 1632 R. Sherwood Dict. in R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues (new ed.) (at cited word) Graine-colour, or in graine, teinct en grain. 1646 S. Clarke Mirrour for Saints & Sinners 125 True grace is not like a sleight staine, but a durable die, and graine-colour which can never be washed out. 1709 London Gaz. No. 4540/6 The best broad Italian colour'd Mantua's at 6s. 9d. per Yard, and grain Colours in proportion. 1751 S. Whatley England's Gazetteer (at cited word) Stroud, Famous for dying scarlet broad-cloth, and for all other grain colours. < as lemmas |
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