单词 | apple-yellow |
释义 | > as lemmasapple-yellow apple-yellow adj. and n. (a) adj. of a shade resembling the colour of a yellow apple; (b) n. this shade or colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > other yellows honey-yellow1615 butter-coloured1629 gamboge1819 honey-gold1849 lily-yellowc1865 apple-yellow1884 goldenrod1905 mimosa1928 1884 Overland Monthly Aug. 160/2 Let us look at the sports and pastimes [in Beowulf]. In the first lines stands horse-racing on the ‘apple-yellow’ horses. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds Brit. Isles I. 180 Young birds..are more grey-green, that colour replacing the brighter apple-yellow of the adult. 2004 Edmonton Sun (Nexis) 26 Sept. (Sports section) 6 They stepped on the ice with yellow uniforms. Apple-yellow, of course. < as lemmas |
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