单词 | parrot green |
释义 | > as lemmasparrot green parrot green n. and adj. (a) n. a yellowish green resembling the colouring of some parrots; (b) adj. of this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > yellowish green popinjayc1484 parrot green1646 gosling-green1756 siskin green1757 Pomona green1788 chrysoprase1835 Georgian green1918 honeydew1920 Pomona1969 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iii. xiii. 138 The little Frogge of an excellent Parrat-green, that usually sits on trees and bushes. View more context for this quotation 1727 E. Chambers Cycl. at Green The Dyers make divers Shades, or Casts of Green, as..Sea-Green, Dark-Green, Parrot-Green, and Celadon-Green. 1858 ‘G. Eliot’ Janet's Repentance ii, in Scenes Clerical Life II. 63 Long, drooping ostrich feathers of parrot green. 1955 E. Bowen World of Love ii. 39 Her parrot-green satin shirt. 2003 India Business Insight (Nexis) 5 June The tiles are available in several colours ranging from parrot green to chilli red. < as lemmas |
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