† pavonaceousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pāvōnāceus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin pāvōnāceus resembling a peacock's tail ( < pāvōn- , pāvō peacock (see pawn n.²) + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix.

Obsolete. rare.

Of the blue-green colour of a peacock's breast; = peacock adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greenish blue

turquoise1573

pavonaceous1688

aquamarine1846

verditer1857

robin's egg1871

peacock1873

starch blue1875

bird's-egg blue1878

Alice blue1905

kingfisher1930

teal blue1949

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 313/1 Pavonaceous, Pea-cock colour, a shining bluish green.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pavonaceous
释义	† pavonaceousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin pāvōnāceus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin pāvōnāceus resembling a peacock's tail ( < pāvōn- , pāvō peacock (see pawn n.²) + -āceus : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. Obsolete. rare. Of the blue-green colour of a peacock's breast; = peacock adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greenish blue turquoise1573 pavonaceous1688 aquamarine1846 verditer1857 robin's egg1871 peacock1873 starch blue1875 bird's-egg blue1878 Alice blue1905 kingfisher1930 teal blue1949 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 313/1 Pavonaceous, Pea-cock colour, a shining bluish green. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1688
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