单词 | saucer-blue |
释义 | > as lemmassaucer-blue saucer-blue adj. (esp. of eyes) blue in colour.Perhaps with reference to the shade of blue characteristic of blue and white porcelain ware. Cf. china blue adj. ΚΠ 1838 Sunday Times 23 Dec. 3/1 His eyes distended into saucer-blue globularities. 1892 Punch Christmas No. 10/1 His hair was soldier-scarlet, and his eyes were saucer blue. 2015 J. McGregor in K. Barry & O. Smith Winter Pages I. 64 We bent around Lough Fee and Leenaun and under the shoulders of Croagh Patrick, the still waters as we passed perfectly reflecting the saucer-blue sky. < as lemmas |
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