| 单词 | kingfisher green |
| 释义 | > as lemmaskingfisher green kingfisher green adj. and n. (a) adj. of a blue-green colour resembling that of a kingfisher; (b) n. this colour. ΚΠ 1831 Royal Lady's Mag. June 438 Train of kingfisher green silk, ornamented with gold. 1899 S. W. Bushell Oriental Ceramic Art (new ed.) xxiv. 680 The term ‘kingfisher green,’ used here, is intended to indicate the light blue-green tint of the plumes of the kingfisher's feathers. 1972 Victoria (Texas) Advocate 19 Mar. 12/3 Jade..does in fact come in countless colours... Kingfisher green, beeswax yellow, cinnabar red, and ink black are considered valuable. 2010 S. H. West & W. L. Idema tr. Z. Guangzu Monks, Bandits, Lovers, & Immortals vi. 213 The sedge, slippery with frost, Brushes the kingfisher green gauze of my silk skirt. < as lemmas |
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