mouse-colourmouse-colorn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊsˌkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊsˌkələr/

Forms: see mouse n. and colour n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouse n., colour n.¹

Etymology: < mouse n. + colour n.¹ Compare earlier mouse-fallow adj. at mouse n. Compounds 1d and also mouse-coloured adj., mouse-dun adj. and n.

A. n.

The colour of the common house mouse; a shade of grey with a yellowish-brown tint. Also: a light dull brown shade, esp. of the hair.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey

mouse-dunc1465

mouse-coloura1576

mouse grey1825

putty1869

beige1879

naturelle1887

mouse1895

greige1911

kasha1957

a1576 L. Nowell Vocabularium Saxonicum (1952) 125/2 Musfealu, Mous colour.

1606 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 13 May 5 132 A strange Spanyell, of mouse color came into the House.

1676 in J. Cameron Argyll Justiciary Rec. (1949) I. 73 The one of the saids mears of a muss collor.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 648/1 The fur is of a mouse-colour, tinged with reddish.

1859 G. W. Dasent tr. P.C. Asbjørnsen & J. Moe Pop. Tales from Norse (ed. 2) p. cxxxi Dun, or blue, or mouse-colour, is the favourite colour for fairy kine.

1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad lviii. 618 Some [donkeys] were of a soft mouse-color, and the others were white, black, and vari-colored.

1903 ‘Marjoribanks’ Fluff-hunters 65 Her hair was of that subtle half-shade known as mouse-colour.

1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Nov. (Weekend section) 72 I have to check that the..house mouse is of regulation mouse-colour.

B. adj.

= mouse-coloured adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey

mouse-coloured1605

mouse-colour1607

mouse-dun1686

putty-coloured1820

beige1879

beige-coloured1879

greige1927

1607 Edinb. Test. XLIII. f. 41, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Mous-cullour Four elnes of mous cullour kensy and broun cullouris.

1711 Spectator 26 Sept. Lost... A little Mouse-colour Greyhound Bitch.

1716 London Gaz. No. 5481/4 Lost.., a Mouse-Colour Mare.

1729 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 193 The Prince of Wales was in mouse-colour velvet.

1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 120 Fur mouse-colour.

1878 R. L. Stevenson Let. 19 Sept. (1994) II. 275 My donkey is bought. 65 francs: mouse colour; not much bigger than a Newfoundland dog.

1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife ii. 12 Her soft mouse-colour hat..came down well over her eyes and ears.

1996 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. 27 Oct. c14/6 He caught his fish on a gray mouse color, ³/ ₈-ounce War Eagle spinnerbait.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouse-colour
释义	mouse-colourmouse-colorn.adj. Brit. /ˈmaʊsˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈmaʊsˌkələr/ Forms: see mouse n. and colour n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mouse n., colour n.¹ Etymology: < mouse n. + colour n.¹ Compare earlier mouse-fallow adj. at mouse n. Compounds 1d and also mouse-coloured adj., mouse-dun adj. and n. A. n. The colour of the common house mouse; a shade of grey with a yellowish-brown tint. Also: a light dull brown shade, esp. of the hair. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey mouse-dunc1465 mouse-coloura1576 mouse grey1825 putty1869 beige1879 naturelle1887 mouse1895 greige1911 kasha1957 a1576 L. Nowell Vocabularium Saxonicum (1952) 125/2 Musfealu, Mous colour. 1606 Orig. Jrnls. House of Commons 13 May 5 132 A strange Spanyell, of mouse color came into the House. 1676 in J. Cameron Argyll Justiciary Rec. (1949) I. 73 The one of the saids mears of a muss collor. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 648/1 The fur is of a mouse-colour, tinged with reddish. 1859 G. W. Dasent tr. P.C. Asbjørnsen & J. Moe Pop. Tales from Norse (ed. 2) p. cxxxi Dun, or blue, or mouse-colour, is the favourite colour for fairy kine. 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad lviii. 618 Some [donkeys] were of a soft mouse-color, and the others were white, black, and vari-colored. 1903 ‘Marjoribanks’ Fluff-hunters 65 Her hair was of that subtle half-shade known as mouse-colour. 1998 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Nov. (Weekend section) 72 I have to check that the..house mouse is of regulation mouse-colour. B. adj. = mouse-coloured adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > yellowish grey mouse-coloured1605 mouse-colour1607 mouse-dun1686 putty-coloured1820 beige1879 beige-coloured1879 greige1927 1607 Edinb. Test. XLIII. f. 41, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Mous-cullour Four elnes of mous cullour kensy and broun cullouris. 1711 Spectator 26 Sept. Lost... A little Mouse-colour Greyhound Bitch. 1716 London Gaz. No. 5481/4 Lost.., a Mouse-Colour Mare. 1729 M. Delany Autobiogr. & Corr. (1861) I. 193 The Prince of Wales was in mouse-colour velvet. 1828 J. Stark Elements Nat. Hist. I. 120 Fur mouse-colour. 1878 R. L. Stevenson Let. 19 Sept. (1994) II. 275 My donkey is bought. 65 francs: mouse colour; not much bigger than a Newfoundland dog. 1914 E. von Arnim Pastor's Wife ii. 12 Her soft mouse-colour hat..came down well over her eyes and ears. 1996 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. 27 Oct. c14/6 He caught his fish on a gray mouse color, ³/ ₈-ounce War Eagle spinnerbait. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.a1576
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