| 单词 | light-toned |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslight-toned C1. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘having (a) pale-coloured ——’, by combining with noun + -ed, as in light-fleshed, light-striped, light-toned, light-veined, etc. ΚΠ 1742 G. Leoni Notes I. Jones in N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. iv. 50/1 Light-vein'd marble. 1883 Harper's Mag. Jan. 199 The light-toned masses of maple, alder, and small shrubbery along the water-side. 1896 A. E. Housman Shropshire Lad lxiii. 96 And fields will yearly bear them As light-leaved spring comes on. 1901 F. W. Rane Watermelon (Bull. New Hampshire College Agric. Exper. Station No. 84) 90 Kolb's Gem.—A popular variety largely grown in the South... Nearly round in shape, and light striped. 1930 V. R. Gardner Cherry xiii. 111 The outstanding light-fleshed sweet cherry is the Napoleon... Indeed it is the one white-fleshed sweet cherry of real commercial importance in the United States. 1987 E. B. Voigt Lotus Flowers ii. 41 Birds, light-bellied swallows with forked tails.., descending from the barn in open air. 1999 S. Frank & P. Frank Yellowstone Handbk. ii. 52 Grizzly bear color varies from blond to black with light-tipped (grizzled) fur on the head and upper body. < as lemmas |
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