Rubensn.

Brit.

/ˈruːb(ᵻ)nz/, U.S.

/ˈrubɛnz/

Forms: 1700s Rubins, 1800s– Rubens.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rubens.

Etymology: < the name of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Flemish painter.

†1. = Rubens hat n. at Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1784 in A. Buck Dress in 18th-Cent. Eng. (1979) ii. 39 Air Balloon Hat of Feathers, or rather a Rubins of white Satin.

2. A voluptuous, full-figured woman reminiscent of those often depicted in the paintings of Rubens.

ΚΠ

1890 W. Fléron tr. A. Dumas Clemenceau Case 31 She had..the soft and plump flesh of a queen who feeds upon quails and sugar plums... If the mother was a Rubens, the child was a Van Dyck.

1934 R. Firbank Artific. Princess 56 Clearly she was a Rubens, with her ample figure, florid colouring.

1979 D. Mallett Greatest Collector ix. 87 Baudelaire..liked dark skinny women... Apollonie was a Rubens. His dream was shattered.

2006 E. Hilderbrand Love Season 169 Candace..was too voluptuous, a Rubens, Porter called her, but that was him being kind.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in the genitive. Designating a person, quality, or thing reminiscent or characteristic of a painting by Rubens; esp. designating a woman with a voluptuous, full figure. Cf. Rubensesque adj.

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1832 C. C. Frankland Narr. Visit to Courts of Russia & Sweden II. iii. 66 The figure of La Reverie, a sort of Rubens' beauty, was extremely well executed.

1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers I. xvi. 241 She had none of that dazzling brilliancy, of that voluptuous Rubens beauty, of that pearly whiteness, and those vermillion tints.

1911 E. Singleton Furniture i. 31 At this period, the Rubens Style dominated everything in France.

1954 Life 22 Feb. 13/1 I'll take an old-fashioned fleshy, lusty, busty Rubens girl any time.

1979 P. O'Connor Into Strong City xvii. 64 I was having the ride of a lifetime, frantically bumping it into a capacious Rubens blonde.

2009 Observer 29 Nov. 66 I love the quince's shape... It is a voluptuous, even magnificent fruit to look at, like a Rubens bottom.

C2.

Rubens hat n. (also Rubens' hat) a hat with a high peak and a brim turned up at one side; cf. hat n. 2b.

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1804 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 3 Nov. The Rubens hats are still worn, with cestus to correspond.

1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl I. xiii. 250 A distant lovely head..its waves of amber hair set off against the soft velvet of a Rubens hat.

1910 S. Hartmann Whistler Bk. ii. 13 Every man sought to make his mark by peculiarities of dress, soft felt Rubens' hats, velvet cloaks.., and other exotic garments.

2005 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Mar. h13 The distinctive ‘Rubens hat’, with its high peak and upturned brim, is known well beyond art circles.

Rubens brown n. (also Rubens' brown) now chiefly historical and rare a brown earth colour; cf. Vandyke brown n. at Vandyke n. Compounds.

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1835 G. Field Chromatogr. xxii. 187 (table) Rubens' Brown.

1886 H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments vi. 67 Rubens brown is a native earth of an ochreous character.

1911 M. Toch Materials for Permanent Painting xiv. 114 It [sc. Cologne earth] dries somewhat better than vandyke brown..and is analogous to cassel earth and Rubens brown.

1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 414/1 Rubens brown is a variety of Van Dyke brown.

Rubens madder n. (also Rubens' madder) a reddish-brown pigment used in painting.

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1850 Almanack Fine Arts 152/1 (table) Oil Colours... Browns..Ruben's [sic] Madder.

1877 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 21 Sept. 449/2 If the print be a delicate one and the deep shadows are not very black a little dragon's blood or Rubens' madder will produce a nice, transparent effect.

1886 H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments vi. 69 Rubens madder, otherwise known as Orange Russet, [etc.].

1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 341/1 Rubens madder is now made from synthetic alizarin.

1998 Bull. Amer. Schools Oriental Res. No. 309. 31/2 Intact jar... ‘Indian Red’, ‘Rubens Madder’, ‘Naples Yellow’, and ‘Vandyke Brown’ paint.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rubens
释义	Rubensn. Brit. /ˈruːb(ᵻ)nz/, U.S. /ˈrubɛnz/ Forms: 1700s Rubins, 1800s– Rubens. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rubens. Etymology: < the name of Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640), Flemish painter. †1. = Rubens hat n. at Compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1784 in A. Buck Dress in 18th-Cent. Eng. (1979) ii. 39 Air Balloon Hat of Feathers, or rather a Rubins of white Satin. 2. A voluptuous, full-figured woman reminiscent of those often depicted in the paintings of Rubens. ΚΠ 1890 W. Fléron tr. A. Dumas Clemenceau Case 31 She had..the soft and plump flesh of a queen who feeds upon quails and sugar plums... If the mother was a Rubens, the child was a Van Dyck. 1934 R. Firbank Artific. Princess 56 Clearly she was a Rubens, with her ample figure, florid colouring. 1979 D. Mallett Greatest Collector ix. 87 Baudelaire..liked dark skinny women... Apollonie was a Rubens. His dream was shattered. 2006 E. Hilderbrand Love Season 169 Candace..was too voluptuous, a Rubens, Porter called her, but that was him being kind. Compounds C1. attributive and in the genitive. Designating a person, quality, or thing reminiscent or characteristic of a painting by Rubens; esp. designating a woman with a voluptuous, full figure. Cf. Rubensesque adj. ΚΠ 1832 C. C. Frankland Narr. Visit to Courts of Russia & Sweden II. iii. 66 The figure of La Reverie, a sort of Rubens' beauty, was extremely well executed. 1857 A. Trollope Barchester Towers I. xvi. 241 She had none of that dazzling brilliancy, of that voluptuous Rubens beauty, of that pearly whiteness, and those vermillion tints. 1911 E. Singleton Furniture i. 31 At this period, the Rubens Style dominated everything in France. 1954 Life 22 Feb. 13/1 I'll take an old-fashioned fleshy, lusty, busty Rubens girl any time. 1979 P. O'Connor Into Strong City xvii. 64 I was having the ride of a lifetime, frantically bumping it into a capacious Rubens blonde. 2009 Observer 29 Nov. 66 I love the quince's shape... It is a voluptuous, even magnificent fruit to look at, like a Rubens bottom. C2. Rubens hat n. (also Rubens' hat) a hat with a high peak and a brim turned up at one side; cf. hat n. 2b. ΚΠ 1804 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 3 Nov. The Rubens hats are still worn, with cestus to correspond. 1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl I. xiii. 250 A distant lovely head..its waves of amber hair set off against the soft velvet of a Rubens hat. 1910 S. Hartmann Whistler Bk. ii. 13 Every man sought to make his mark by peculiarities of dress, soft felt Rubens' hats, velvet cloaks.., and other exotic garments. 2005 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Mar. h13 The distinctive ‘Rubens hat’, with its high peak and upturned brim, is known well beyond art circles. Rubens brown n. (also Rubens' brown) now chiefly historical and rare a brown earth colour; cf. Vandyke brown n. at Vandyke n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1835 G. Field Chromatogr. xxii. 187 (table) Rubens' Brown. 1886 H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments vi. 67 Rubens brown is a native earth of an ochreous character. 1911 M. Toch Materials for Permanent Painting xiv. 114 It [sc. Cologne earth] dries somewhat better than vandyke brown..and is analogous to cassel earth and Rubens brown. 1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 414/1 Rubens brown is a variety of Van Dyke brown. Rubens madder n. (also Rubens' madder) a reddish-brown pigment used in painting. ΚΠ 1850 Almanack Fine Arts 152/1 (table) Oil Colours... Browns..Ruben's [sic] Madder. 1877 Brit. Jrnl. Photogr. 21 Sept. 449/2 If the print be a delicate one and the deep shadows are not very black a little dragon's blood or Rubens' madder will produce a nice, transparent effect. 1886 H. C. Standage Artists' Man. Pigments vi. 69 Rubens madder, otherwise known as Orange Russet, [etc.]. 1969 R. Mayer Dict. Art Terms & Techniques 341/1 Rubens madder is now made from synthetic alizarin. 1998 Bull. Amer. Schools Oriental Res. No. 309. 31/2 Intact jar... ‘Indian Red’, ‘Rubens Madder’, ‘Naples Yellow’, and ‘Vandyke Brown’ paint. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1784
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