| 单词 | indian blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasIndian blue Indian blue n. [compare classical Latin Indicus color indigo] (the deep violet-blue colour of) the dye indigo; = indy blue n. at Indy n.1 b. ΚΠ 1664 S. Pepys Diary 8 Jan. (1971) V. 8 They came to cards with my wife (who this day put on her Indian blue gown, which is very pretty). 1734 Builder's Dict. II. at Washing They wash with a pale Red to imitate Brick and Tile; with a pale Indian Blue, to imitate Water and Slate. 1797 tr. Constant de Massoul Treat. Art of Painting 183 Indian blue is made from the leaves of the Anil or Indigo, a plant which grows in the East and West Indies. 1815 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 105 107 Both Pliny and Vitruvius speak of the Indian blue, which the first author states to be combustible, and which was evidently a species of indigo. 1908 Amer. Jrnl. Semitic Lang. & Lit. 18 230 Cinnabar is often used for tattooing; also henna..and indigo (or Indian blue). 2007 M2 PressWIRE (Nexis) 16 Jan. The Buzz is available in black and will be offered later this year in Indian blue/sterling silver. < as lemmas |
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