sea-greenadj.n.

Etymology: Compare French vert de mer.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-green.

A. adj.

1. Pale bluish-green.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > bluish green

glaucy1593

sea-green1603

wave-green1626

aeruginous1646

glaucous1671

eruginary1681

verdazurine1681

blue-green1704

bluish-green1754

caesious1835

verditer1857

verd-azure1876

verdigrisy1897

1603 Inventory 29 Mar. in J. Gage Hist. & Antiq. Hengrave, Suffolk (1822) 36 Saddles covered w^th sea grene clothe.

1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 xxi. 6 Lawson..Whom Sea-green Syrens from the Rocks lament.

1809 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. 388 Sea-green Roller, with..wings varied with blue, sea-green, and black.

1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 152 Sea-green Bee-Eater, with yellow throat.

1823 Ld. Byron Island iii. ii. 49 Their sea-green isle.

1878 S. Newcomb Pop. Astron. iii. iv. 354 [Uranus] has a decided sea-green color.

2. sea-green incorruptible, applied to Robespierre by Carlyle (see quot. 1837) and now commonly used allusively (often followed by some other word) to designate a person of rigid honesty or uncompromising idealism. Also in extended use and absol., impervious to moral corruption.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > person or thing > person

truelOE

true mana1225

trusty1570

warrant1832

sea-green incorruptible1837

Honest John1855

Boy Scout1918

straight arrow1969

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. iv. iv. 231 O seagreen Incorruptible, thou shalt see.

1931 Economist 7 Mar. 492/1 Although Mr. Hu Han-min at Manking may be a ‘sea-green incorruptible’ of as pure a dye as Robespierre, the local representatives of the Party in the country districts are often oppressors of the poor.

1936 H. G. Wells Anat. Frustration ix. 94 His [sc. Philip Snowden's] early appearance as the ‘sea green incorruptible’ of the British Labour revolution.

1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 157/1 Utopia is to be attained only by sea-green incorruptibility.

1960 C. P. Snow Affair xl. 372 ‘I shall have to,’ Skeffington replied, obdurate and sea~green.

1976 Listener 5 Aug. 143/3 He is, for all that, a man of sea-green integrity.

1977 New Society 17 Feb. 328/1 A former Chief Constable from the north west..a man of cast-iron integrity from a religious background and..a sea-green incorruptible.

B. n.

1. A sea-green colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > bluish green

verditer1552

sea-green1598

blue-green1659

verdigris colour1668

verdigris green1794

beryl1834

pigeon's throat1868

duck's egg1876

peacock green1876

1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iv. sig. H3 With a pure Sea greene She did so queintly shadow euery lim.

1662 C. Merrett tr. A. Neri Art of Glass xx Between a Sea-green and a skie-colour.

1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) ix. 74 She..appeared..in draggled sea-green, or slatternly sky-blue.

†2. Houseleek. Cf. ay-green n., sengreen n. Obsolete.Perhaps originally a misprint: see the first quot. 1601.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > houseleek

sinfulleOE

fulleOE

homeworteOE

sengreenc1000

houseleeka1400

jubarbc1450

ay-green1562

sempervivum1591

imbreke1597

Jupiter's eye1597

sea-green1601

sempervive1625

semper-vivens1672

house-green1688

cyphel1691

fouat1822

bullock's eye1861

Jupiter's beard1861

thunder-plant1866

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xvii. 575 The hearb Housleek or Sea-greene [Errata, read Sengreene].

1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Scolopender,..a certain Medicinal Herb,..such as Sea~green [etc.].

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Seagreen, saxifrage. A plant.

3. A collector's name for a moth, the Hadena thalassina.

ΚΠ

1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 67.

4. plural (Scottish) (See quot. 1765-8)

ΚΠ

1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. vi. §17 Sea-greens..i.e. grounds in some measure gained from the sea, but which still continue to be overflowed in spring-tides.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	sea-green
释义	sea-greenadj.n. Etymology: Compare French vert de mer.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsea-green. A. adj. 1. Pale bluish-green. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > bluish green glaucy1593 sea-green1603 wave-green1626 aeruginous1646 glaucous1671 eruginary1681 verdazurine1681 blue-green1704 bluish-green1754 caesious1835 verditer1857 verd-azure1876 verdigrisy1897 1603 Inventory 29 Mar. in J. Gage Hist. & Antiq. Hengrave, Suffolk (1822) 36 Saddles covered w^th sea grene clothe. 1667 J. Dryden Annus Mirabilis 1666 xxi. 6 Lawson..Whom Sea-green Syrens from the Rocks lament. 1809 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. 388 Sea-green Roller, with..wings varied with blue, sea-green, and black. 1811 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VIII. 152 Sea-green Bee-Eater, with yellow throat. 1823 Ld. Byron Island iii. ii. 49 Their sea-green isle. 1878 S. Newcomb Pop. Astron. iii. iv. 354 [Uranus] has a decided sea-green color. 2. sea-green incorruptible, applied to Robespierre by Carlyle (see quot. 1837) and now commonly used allusively (often followed by some other word) to designate a person of rigid honesty or uncompromising idealism. Also in extended use and absol., impervious to moral corruption. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > [noun] > person or thing > person truelOE true mana1225 trusty1570 warrant1832 sea-green incorruptible1837 Honest John1855 Boy Scout1918 straight arrow1969 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. iv. iv. 231 O seagreen Incorruptible, thou shalt see. 1931 Economist 7 Mar. 492/1 Although Mr. Hu Han-min at Manking may be a ‘sea-green incorruptible’ of as pure a dye as Robespierre, the local representatives of the Party in the country districts are often oppressors of the poor. 1936 H. G. Wells Anat. Frustration ix. 94 His [sc. Philip Snowden's] early appearance as the ‘sea green incorruptible’ of the British Labour revolution. 1958 Spectator 1 Aug. 157/1 Utopia is to be attained only by sea-green incorruptibility. 1960 C. P. Snow Affair xl. 372 ‘I shall have to,’ Skeffington replied, obdurate and sea~green. 1976 Listener 5 Aug. 143/3 He is, for all that, a man of sea-green integrity. 1977 New Society 17 Feb. 328/1 A former Chief Constable from the north west..a man of cast-iron integrity from a religious background and..a sea-green incorruptible. B. n. 1. A sea-green colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > bluish green verditer1552 sea-green1598 blue-green1659 verdigris colour1668 verdigris green1794 beryl1834 pigeon's throat1868 duck's egg1876 peacock green1876 1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iv. sig. H3 With a pure Sea greene She did so queintly shadow euery lim. 1662 C. Merrett tr. A. Neri Art of Glass xx Between a Sea-green and a skie-colour. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) ix. 74 She..appeared..in draggled sea-green, or slatternly sky-blue. †2. Houseleek. Cf. ay-green n., sengreen n. Obsolete.Perhaps originally a misprint: see the first quot. 1601. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Crassulaceae (stonecrop and allies) > [noun] > houseleek sinfulleOE fulleOE homeworteOE sengreenc1000 houseleeka1400 jubarbc1450 ay-green1562 sempervivum1591 imbreke1597 Jupiter's eye1597 sea-green1601 sempervive1625 semper-vivens1672 house-green1688 cyphel1691 fouat1822 bullock's eye1861 Jupiter's beard1861 thunder-plant1866 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. xviii. xvii. 575 The hearb Housleek or Sea-greene [Errata, read Sengreene]. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Scolopender,..a certain Medicinal Herb,..such as Sea~green [etc.]. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Seagreen, saxifrage. A plant. 3. A collector's name for a moth, the Hadena thalassina. ΚΠ 1832 J. Rennie Conspectus Butterflies & Moths Brit. 67. 4. plural (Scottish) (See quot. 1765-8) ΚΠ 1765–8 J. Erskine Inst. Law Scotl. ii. vi. §17 Sea-greens..i.e. grounds in some measure gained from the sea, but which still continue to be overflowed in spring-tides. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.n.1598
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