bird's eggn.

Brit.

/ˈbəːdz ɛɡ/, U.S.

/ˈbərdz ˌɛɡ/

Forms:

α. 1500s birdes egg, 1600s birdes egge, 1600s–1800s birds egg, 1700s– bird's egg, 1800s– birds' egg.

β. 1700s– bird egg.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., egg n.

Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive singular or genitive plural of bird n. + egg n. In β. forms < bird n. + egg n. With sense 3 compare duck's egg n. c.

1. The egg of a bird.

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the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun]

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bird's egg1565

1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia iv. f. 89^v Some are thought to liue by fyshe and birdes egges.

1654 J. Cooper Art of Cookery 106 Fill it up with this Leare, laying on the top the yolks of Birds Eggs boyled hard.

1786 Yorks. Mag. Mar. 58/1 The little bird-eggs, plac'd in rows.

1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 290 Arthur was initiated into the lore of birds' eggs.

1979 Sci. Amer. Feb. 46/1 The bird egg is a self-contained life-support system for the developing bird embryo.

2012 R. Macfarlane Old Ways (2013) vii. 151 On the mantelpiece and window ledges were dozens of found objects: bird's eggs, bones, antlers, and pebbles.

2. In plural as bird's eggs. Bladder campion, Silene vulgaris.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant.

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1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 43 Bird's-eggs, Silene inflata, no doubt in reference to the form and appearance of the inflated calyces before the flowers are expanded.

1997 J. A. Alderman Wildflowers Blue Ridge Parkway i. 21 Bladder Campion... This plant has a number of names that refer to its conspicuous inflated bladder, including bird's-eggs, fairy-potatoes, and rattle-bags.

3. A light greenish-blue colour resembling that of some birds' eggs. Cf. bird's-egg blue n. and adj. at Compounds 2, duck's egg n. c.

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

peacock colour1598

verditer1819

verdigris blue1832

robin's-egg blue1844

aquamarine1846

turquoise1853

verditer blue1857

bird's-egg blue1858

Alice1872

Nile blue1873

starch blue1875

cyan-blue1879

peacock1881

peacock blue1881

bird's egg1885

Gobelin blue1886

cyan1889

Nile1895

kingfisher1901

Alice blue1905

teal1923

aqua1936

teal blue1949

1885 J. E. Collins Story Louis Riel 134 Two very exquisite shades of blue known as birds-egg and cobalt have lately been introduced.

2012 www.sackstedinteriors.com 2 July (blog, accessed 4 June 2021) From softest bird's egg to boldest navy, there's a shade of blue to fit everyone's taste.

Compounds

C1. As a modifier, designating a light greenish-blue colour resembling that of some birds' eggs.

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1852 Illustr. Exhibitor July 317/1 The sky between them [sc. clouds] is of the palest, finely rose-tinted gold, and above of the most beautiful bird's-egg blue-green.

1939 Abilene (Texas) Reporter News 19 Feb. 2/2 You have these [colors] to choose from:..cobalt, bird's egg aqua, [etc.].

2002 I. B. Seeland Fire on Mountain (e-book, accessed 24 June 2021) 183 The slowly paling sky..turned from a light bird's-egg green to shades of lavender.

C2.

bird's-egg blue n. and adj. (a) n. a light greenish-blue colour; (b) adj. of this shade or colour.Cf. duck-egg blue and robin's-egg blue n. and adj.

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

peacock colour1598

verditer1819

verdigris blue1832

robin's-egg blue1844

aquamarine1846

turquoise1853

verditer blue1857

bird's-egg blue1858

Alice1872

Nile blue1873

starch blue1875

cyan-blue1879

peacock1881

peacock blue1881

bird's egg1885

Gobelin blue1886

cyan1889

Nile1895

kingfisher1901

Alice blue1905

teal1923

aqua1936

teal blue1949

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

1858 J. G. Wilkinson On Colour Index 390 Bird's-egg-blue.

1878 Art Jrnl. 4 56/1 Bird's-egg-blue satin that shimmers with every fitful change of light.

1969 P. M. Hubbard Cold Waters i. 3 I noticed for the first time that his bird's-egg blue eyes were very slightly bloodshot.

2012 R. Neumeier House of Shadows vi. 104 The walls were plaster, painted a pale bird's egg blue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	birds egg
释义	bird's eggn. Brit. /ˈbəːdz ɛɡ/, U.S. /ˈbərdz ˌɛɡ/ Forms: α. 1500s birdes egg, 1600s birdes egge, 1600s–1800s birds egg, 1700s– bird's egg, 1800s– birds' egg. β. 1700s– bird egg. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bird n., egg n. Etymology: In α. forms < the genitive singular or genitive plural of bird n. + egg n. In β. forms < bird n. + egg n. With sense 3 compare duck's egg n. c. 1. The egg of a bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > egg > [noun] egga1000 bird's egg1565 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia iv. f. 89^v Some are thought to liue by fyshe and birdes egges. 1654 J. Cooper Art of Cookery 106 Fill it up with this Leare, laying on the top the yolks of Birds Eggs boyled hard. 1786 Yorks. Mag. Mar. 58/1 The little bird-eggs, plac'd in rows. 1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days ii. iii. 290 Arthur was initiated into the lore of birds' eggs. 1979 Sci. Amer. Feb. 46/1 The bird egg is a self-contained life-support system for the developing bird embryo. 2012 R. Macfarlane Old Ways (2013) vii. 151 On the mantelpiece and window ledges were dozens of found objects: bird's eggs, bones, antlers, and pebbles. 2. In plural as bird's eggs. Bladder campion, Silene vulgaris.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for the plant. ΚΠ 1878 J. Britten & R. Holland Dict. Eng. Plant-names 43 Bird's-eggs, Silene inflata, no doubt in reference to the form and appearance of the inflated calyces before the flowers are expanded. 1997 J. A. Alderman Wildflowers Blue Ridge Parkway i. 21 Bladder Campion... This plant has a number of names that refer to its conspicuous inflated bladder, including bird's-eggs, fairy-potatoes, and rattle-bags. 3. A light greenish-blue colour resembling that of some birds' eggs. Cf. bird's-egg blue n. and adj. at Compounds 2, duck's egg n. c. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 1885 J. E. Collins Story Louis Riel 134 Two very exquisite shades of blue known as birds-egg and cobalt have lately been introduced. 2012 www.sackstedinteriors.com 2 July (blog, accessed 4 June 2021) From softest bird's egg to boldest navy, there's a shade of blue to fit everyone's taste. Compounds C1. As a modifier, designating a light greenish-blue colour resembling that of some birds' eggs. ΚΠ 1852 Illustr. Exhibitor July 317/1 The sky between them [sc. clouds] is of the palest, finely rose-tinted gold, and above of the most beautiful bird's-egg blue-green. 1939 Abilene (Texas) Reporter News 19 Feb. 2/2 You have these [colors] to choose from:..cobalt, bird's egg aqua, [etc.]. 2002 I. B. Seeland Fire on Mountain (e-book, accessed 24 June 2021) 183 The slowly paling sky..turned from a light bird's-egg green to shades of lavender. C2. bird's-egg blue n. and adj. (a) n. a light greenish-blue colour; (b) adj. of this shade or colour.Cf. duck-egg blue and robin's-egg blue n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 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 1858 J. G. Wilkinson On Colour Index 390 Bird's-egg-blue. 1878 Art Jrnl. 4 56/1 Bird's-egg-blue satin that shimmers with every fitful change of light. 1969 P. M. Hubbard Cold Waters i. 3 I noticed for the first time that his bird's-egg blue eyes were very slightly bloodshot. 2012 R. Neumeier House of Shadows vi. 104 The walls were plaster, painted a pale bird's egg blue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < n.1565
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