Littler's bluen.

Brit.

/ˌlɪtl̩əz ˈbluː/,

/ˌlɪtləz ˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌlɪdl̩ərz ˈblu/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Littler , blue n.

Etymology: < the genitive of the name of William Littler (1724–84), English pottery manufacturer + blue n.

A rich blue colour applied to porcelain or stoneware.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue

powder blue1628

zaffre1662

ultramarine1695

smalt1775

ultramarine blue (or colour)1781

royal blue1782

smalt-blue1794

mazarine blue1803

blue feldspar1804

lazulite1807

cobalt1835

Vienna blue1835

Venetian bluec1840

bleu-de-roi1848

gentian blue1848

gentian1854

mazarine1857

night-blue1865

lapis lazuli1870

Reckitt's blue1877

royal1885

Littler's blue1904

delphine1909

delphinium1923

Madonna blue1932

1904 Burlington Mag. Feb. 153/1 Littler's blue is usually relieved by embossed ornaments.

1905 Collector's Ann. 1904 73 Fruit Dish, leaf-shaped, with handle in white, the dish covered with Littler's blue.

1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 130/2 Littler's blue, a brilliant ‘royal’ blue or lapis-lazuli found on porcelain attributed to Longton Hall, and on salt-glazed stoneware believed to have been made by William Littler & Aaron Wedgwood, c. 1750.

1971 Country Life 28 Oct. 1124/1 William Littler..was the originator of a rich blue enamel which has come down in collectors' jargon as ‘Littler's blue’.

2005 G. Cruikshank Sc. Pottery (ed. 2) 12 A rich mazarine blue..known colloquially as ‘Littler's blue’, was derived from cobalt obtained from the silver mines at Alva in Clackmannanshire.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	littlers blue
释义	Littler's bluen. Brit. /ˌlɪtl̩əz ˈbluː/, /ˌlɪtləz ˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌlɪdl̩ərz ˈblu/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Littler , blue n. Etymology: < the genitive of the name of William Littler (1724–84), English pottery manufacturer + blue n. A rich blue colour applied to porcelain or stoneware. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > deep blue powder blue1628 zaffre1662 ultramarine1695 smalt1775 ultramarine blue (or colour)1781 royal blue1782 smalt-blue1794 mazarine blue1803 blue feldspar1804 lazulite1807 cobalt1835 Vienna blue1835 Venetian bluec1840 bleu-de-roi1848 gentian blue1848 gentian1854 mazarine1857 night-blue1865 lapis lazuli1870 Reckitt's blue1877 royal1885 Littler's blue1904 delphine1909 delphinium1923 Madonna blue1932 1904 Burlington Mag. Feb. 153/1 Littler's blue is usually relieved by embossed ornaments. 1905 Collector's Ann. 1904 73 Fruit Dish, leaf-shaped, with handle in white, the dish covered with Littler's blue. 1957 C. W. Mankowitz & R. G. Haggar Conc. Encycl. Eng. Pottery & Porcelain 130/2 Littler's blue, a brilliant ‘royal’ blue or lapis-lazuli found on porcelain attributed to Longton Hall, and on salt-glazed stoneware believed to have been made by William Littler & Aaron Wedgwood, c. 1750. 1971 Country Life 28 Oct. 1124/1 William Littler..was the originator of a rich blue enamel which has come down in collectors' jargon as ‘Littler's blue’. 2005 G. Cruikshank Sc. Pottery (ed. 2) 12 A rich mazarine blue..known colloquially as ‘Littler's blue’, was derived from cobalt obtained from the silver mines at Alva in Clackmannanshire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904
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