high brownadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈhʌɪ ˌbraʊn/, U.S.

/ˈhaɪ ˈbraʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., brown adj.

Etymology: < high adj. + brown adj.

A. adj.

1. Designating a Eurasian fritillary butterfly, Argynnis adippe (family Nymphalidae), with tan wings, speckled dark brown.The high brown fritillary is now an endangered species in Britain, owing to a sharp decline in the area of suitable habitats, such as coppiced woodland and rough grassland.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Nymphalidae

high brown1766

nymphalid1889

danaine1897

1766 M. Harris Aurelian 59 (heading) The high brown fritillaria.

1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. II. 349 The different species of Violets afford nourishment to the great Fritillary Butterfly with silver spots; Papilio Aglaja; and to the high brown Fritillary Butterfly, Papilio Adippe.

1974 W. Condry Woodlands iii. 39 Several butterfly caterpillars feed in the field layer of oak woods, notably those of the elegant fritillaries—silver-washed, high brown, pearl-bordered and small pearl-bordered—all on violet leaves.

2008 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 16/2 The high brown fritillary is the most rapidly declining species with a 9 per cent decline in 25 years.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. (now usually considered offensive). Of, relating to, or designating a black or mixed-race person having medium-brown or light-brown skin. Cf. high yellow n. and adj. (b) at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4.

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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [adjective] > person > person white and black

mulatto1677

quadroon1748

dingy1785

yellow1796

high brown1911

1911 Chicago Defender 20 May 6/2 That pretty high brown doll with Mr. A. H. last Saturday night.

1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side ii. 219 In a shirt that never reached past his navel and a tight little hide not exactly high yellow, Warren Gameliel was actually closer to being high-brown.

1987 M. Collins Angel ii. 28 If I was high brown I might ah have white backgroun dat leave lan give me or I might ah be able to get big job, but it din work out so.

2007 A. D. Miller Ticket to Exile 184 T. K. and Bob were a..Mutt and Jeff-like pair; the one lanky and lean, high yellow..; the other short.., high brown.

B. n.

1. A high brown fritillary butterfly (see sense A. 1).

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Ithomiinae > genus Argynnis > member of (fritillary)

turkey-egg1718

fritillary1857

high brown1869

1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths Pref. p. v I have become familiar with Silvery Queens and High Browns.

1910 G. A. B. Dewar Airy Way vi. 136 Here and there a high-brown will lay and keep its wings flat on the mud.

2000 Daily Tel. 27 June 15/3 The high brown was in every large woodland in England, but it has declined by 94 per cent and is now restricted to 50 sites.

2. Originally and chiefly U.S. (now usually considered offensive). A black or mixed-race person having medium-brown or light-brown skin. Cf. high yellow n. and adj. (a) at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4.

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1910 Chicago Defender 13 Aug. 3/2 [Guess who] the ‘High Browns’ are who stay up by the week.

1962 W. Faulkner Reivers viii. 164 That gold-tooth high-brown seen it.

1995 R. R. Premdas Ethnic Identity in Caribbean viii. 60 It is now mainly blacks against blacks; blacks against browns; high browns against low browns; Africans against Indians, etc.

2003 G. Farred What's my Name? iv. 240 The protagonists and narratives of Marley's music constitutes a rejection of the Anglophone-U.S. culture of the high browns or the Afro-Saxons, as the country's ruling class is colloquially known.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	high brown
释义	high brownadj.n. Brit. /ˈhʌɪ ˌbraʊn/, U.S. /ˈhaɪ ˈbraʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: high adj., brown adj. Etymology: < high adj. + brown adj. A. adj. 1. Designating a Eurasian fritillary butterfly, Argynnis adippe (family Nymphalidae), with tan wings, speckled dark brown.The high brown fritillary is now an endangered species in Britain, owing to a sharp decline in the area of suitable habitats, such as coppiced woodland and rough grassland. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [adjective] > belonging to family Nymphalidae high brown1766 nymphalid1889 danaine1897 1766 M. Harris Aurelian 59 (heading) The high brown fritillaria. 1776 W. Withering Bot. Arrangem. Veg. Great Brit. II. 349 The different species of Violets afford nourishment to the great Fritillary Butterfly with silver spots; Papilio Aglaja; and to the high brown Fritillary Butterfly, Papilio Adippe. 1974 W. Condry Woodlands iii. 39 Several butterfly caterpillars feed in the field layer of oak woods, notably those of the elegant fritillaries—silver-washed, high brown, pearl-bordered and small pearl-bordered—all on violet leaves. 2008 Daily Tel. 13 Mar. 16/2 The high brown fritillary is the most rapidly declining species with a 9 per cent decline in 25 years. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. (now usually considered offensive). Of, relating to, or designating a black or mixed-race person having medium-brown or light-brown skin. Cf. high yellow n. and adj. (b) at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [adjective] > person > person white and black mulatto1677 quadroon1748 dingy1785 yellow1796 high brown1911 1911 Chicago Defender 20 May 6/2 That pretty high brown doll with Mr. A. H. last Saturday night. 1956 N. Algren Walk on Wild Side ii. 219 In a shirt that never reached past his navel and a tight little hide not exactly high yellow, Warren Gameliel was actually closer to being high-brown. 1987 M. Collins Angel ii. 28 If I was high brown I might ah have white backgroun dat leave lan give me or I might ah be able to get big job, but it din work out so. 2007 A. D. Miller Ticket to Exile 184 T. K. and Bob were a..Mutt and Jeff-like pair; the one lanky and lean, high yellow..; the other short.., high brown. B. n. 1. A high brown fritillary butterfly (see sense A. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Ithomiinae > genus Argynnis > member of (fritillary) turkey-egg1718 fritillary1857 high brown1869 1869 E. Newman Illustr. Nat. Hist. Brit. Moths Pref. p. v I have become familiar with Silvery Queens and High Browns. 1910 G. A. B. Dewar Airy Way vi. 136 Here and there a high-brown will lay and keep its wings flat on the mud. 2000 Daily Tel. 27 June 15/3 The high brown was in every large woodland in England, but it has declined by 94 per cent and is now restricted to 50 sites. 2. Originally and chiefly U.S. (now usually considered offensive). A black or mixed-race person having medium-brown or light-brown skin. Cf. high yellow n. and adj. (a) at high adj. and n.² Compounds 4. ΚΠ 1910 Chicago Defender 13 Aug. 3/2 [Guess who] the ‘High Browns’ are who stay up by the week. 1962 W. Faulkner Reivers viii. 164 That gold-tooth high-brown seen it. 1995 R. R. Premdas Ethnic Identity in Caribbean viii. 60 It is now mainly blacks against blacks; blacks against browns; high browns against low browns; Africans against Indians, etc. 2003 G. Farred What's my Name? iv. 240 The protagonists and narratives of Marley's music constitutes a rejection of the Anglophone-U.S. culture of the high browns or the Afro-Saxons, as the country's ruling class is colloquially known. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1766
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