rhubarbyadj.

Brit.

/ˈruːbɑːbi/, U.S.

/ˈruˌbɑrbi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rhubarb n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < rhubarb n. + -y suffix¹.

Suggestive of or resembling rhubarb in colour, taste, appearance, etc.; rhubarb-like.

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the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [adjective] > rhubarb

rhubarby1832

the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > yellowish brown

yellow-dun1593

honey-coloured1603

cinnamon-coloured1679

cinnamon1685

lurid1767

rhubarb1792

tombac-brown1794

sherry-bay1856

khaki1863

khaki coloured1879

golden oak1883

rhubarby1885

crotal1901

brown-gold1909

Sahara1923

safari1934

1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 7 Dec. (1838) II. 34 How melancholy it all looked: the turpid rhubarby water, the skeleton woods, the grey sky.

1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India i. 18 A..rhubarby sort of taste.

1857 Handbk. Brit. Paintings in Art Treasures Exhib. 102 It [sc. the painting] is slightly ‘rhubarby’ in tone—all the better, perhaps, for the medicinal nature of the subject.

1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. v. 161 A brownish,..sere, wrinkled, and—rhubarby, in fact, sort of a face.

1928 D. H. Lawrence Let. 30 Aug. (1962) 1083 I am sick of those modern inspired young heroes with weak, rhubarby guts.

1998 M. Pollan in J. Kincaid My Favourite Plant 33 I swear you can see this plant grow, all but hear the creak of its segmented, rhubarby stalk as its cells heroically stretch and divide.

2009 Pacific Northwest Trips (Lonely Planet) xlv. 294 The rhubarby Chenin Blanc and pleasantly peppery reserve Pinot Noir are recommended.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhubarby
释义	rhubarbyadj. Brit. /ˈruːbɑːbi/, U.S. /ˈruˌbɑrbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rhubarb n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < rhubarb n. + -y suffix¹. Suggestive of or resembling rhubarb in colour, taste, appearance, etc.; rhubarb-like. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [adjective] > rhubarb rhubarby1832 the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > yellowish brown yellow-dun1593 honey-coloured1603 cinnamon-coloured1679 cinnamon1685 lurid1767 rhubarb1792 tombac-brown1794 sherry-bay1856 khaki1863 khaki coloured1879 golden oak1883 rhubarby1885 crotal1901 brown-gold1909 Sahara1923 safari1934 1832 F. A. Butler Jrnl. 7 Dec. (1838) II. 34 How melancholy it all looked: the turpid rhubarby water, the skeleton woods, the grey sky. 1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India i. 18 A..rhubarby sort of taste. 1857 Handbk. Brit. Paintings in Art Treasures Exhib. 102 It [sc. the painting] is slightly ‘rhubarby’ in tone—all the better, perhaps, for the medicinal nature of the subject. 1885 J. Ruskin Præterita I. v. 161 A brownish,..sere, wrinkled, and—rhubarby, in fact, sort of a face. 1928 D. H. Lawrence Let. 30 Aug. (1962) 1083 I am sick of those modern inspired young heroes with weak, rhubarby guts. 1998 M. Pollan in J. Kincaid My Favourite Plant 33 I swear you can see this plant grow, all but hear the creak of its segmented, rhubarby stalk as its cells heroically stretch and divide. 2009 Pacific Northwest Trips (Lonely Planet) xlv. 294 The rhubarby Chenin Blanc and pleasantly peppery reserve Pinot Noir are recommended. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1832
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