单词 | peach bloom |
释义 | peach bloomn. 1. The delicate, powdery deposit on the surface of a ripe peach; (hence) a soft pink flush of the complexion, associated with freshness and youth. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > pinkness > [noun] damask1600 peach bloom1652 peachiness1820 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila sig. B2v Evade Thou peach-bloom Cheek-Decoies, Where both the Roses blend false Joyes. 1811 T. E. Hook Darkness Visible i. i. 5 Cupids—curls and corkscrews—peach-bloom cheeks—pearl teeth—coral lips—arched nose, and sparkling eyes. 1856 R. W. Emerson Eng. Traits iv. 74 A clear skin, a peach-bloom complexion, and good teeth, are found all over the island. 1870 R. W. Buchanan Compl. Poet. Wks. (1901) I. 266 Delicate bloom of life upon the flesh Fading like peach-bloom 'neath a finger-press. 1884 W. Black Judith Shakespeare ix The peach-bloom of health on her cheek. 1916 J. W. Riley Compl. Wks. VII. 1721 Alex, with his freckles, and his freaks Of temper, and the peach-bloom of his cheeks. 1990 A. Waterman In the Planetarium 32 The girls are all peach-bloom, men rich and tall. 2. The rose-pink colour of peach blossom; (Ceramics) a similar shade characteristic of the monochrome glazes on some Chinese porcelain; the glaze itself. Frequently attributive. Cf. peach-blow adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > pale red or pink incarnationa1475 carnation?1533 peach colour1573 maiden's blush1598 maiden blush1600 flesh-colour1611 gridelinc1640 incarnadine1661 pinka1669 peach bloom1716 pompadour1761 rose pink1772 salmon-colour1813 orange-pink1820 peachiness1820 maiden rose1827 pinkiness1828 peach-blow1829 peach1831 pink madder1835 flesh-tint1839 pinkness1840 rose du Barry1847 flesh1852 almond1872 ash of roses1872 nymph-pink1872 rose Pompadour1872 salmon1873 pinkishness1874 mushroom1884 salmon-pink1884 naturelle1887 shell-pink1887 sunrise1890 sultan pink1899 mushroom colour1900 sunblush1925 flesh tone1931 magnolia1963 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > painting or coating materials > [noun] > glaze > for ceramics or pottery > types of steel lustre1829 moonlight lustre1837 stone-oil1838 silver lustre1845 porcelain enamel1852 marzacotto1873 overglaze1880 under-glaze1882 coperta1885 tiger's-eye1893 tin-glaze1897 hare's fur1899 lead-glaze1899 tin-enamel1900 rouge flambé1902 Sunderland lustre1903 transmutation glaze1904 Mohammedan blue1905 peach bloom1937 sang-de-bœuf1957 lead-lustre- 1716 R. Bradley Hist. Succulent Plants 9 Then Fruit full ripe, of a Peach-bloom Colour, which remain a few Days upon the Plant. 1803 C. H. Kauffman Dict. Merchandise 43 This semimetal [sc. bismuth] is most commonly lodged in cobalt ores; which, when of a high red, or peach bloom color, are called bismuth bloom, or flowers of bismuth. 1886 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Apr. 5/1 The peculiar peach-bloom colour of the vase is what gives it its value. 1898 W. G. Gulland Chinese Porcelain I. 139 The following are the names by which some of the colours met with are generally indicated:—..Lavender Clair de lune Peach bloom [etc.]. 1902 W. G. Gulland Chinese Porcelain II. 360 Here we have..peach bloom employed along with other coloured glazes in the decoration of white porcelain. 1937 Burlington Mag. Oct. 195/1 Thus, such apparent mysteries as double crackle,..the achievement of peach bloom, the splashes in Chün glazes..are all comfortably disposed of. 1970 Oxf. Compan. Art 235/2 Many people consider the most admirable wares of the K'ang Hsi period to be those with monochrome glazes... The brilliant red sang-de-bœuf and soft pink ‘peachbloom’ celadon. 2000 Evening Chron. (Newcastle) (Nexis) 18 Nov. 15 Sainsbury Homebase has a wide range of soft colour emulsions, with teaming gloss and silk paints, in shades of peach bloom, peach or caramel cream. 3. = peach blossom n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular fruit-tree or -plant > [noun] > trees or plants bearing stone fruit > peach-tree > blossom peach blossom1664 peach bloom1824 1824 C. G. Garnett Night before Bridal 204 Wrapt in tranquil slumber An infant lies, nor hath the bursting peach-bloom A tint more delicate than his young features. a1842 S. Woodworth Poet. Wks. (1861) I. 218 The peach-bloom in the breathing zephyr plays, And shakes soft odors from its silken leaves. 1906 O. F. Adams Sicut Patribus 88 The rounded cheeks that seem'd for kisses made, So like the peach-bloom in their tenderness. 1923 D. H. Lawrence Birds, Beasts & Flowers (N.Y. ed.) 3 Why, from silvery peach-bloom,..This rolling, dropping, heavy globule? 2002 National Wildlife (Nexis) 1 Aug. Apple blossoms, pear and peach blooms, and the flowers on raspberry bushes and strawberry plants must be pollinated to produce fruit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1652 |
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