单词 | blackishness |
释义 | blackishnessn. The quality or state of being somewhat black. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > [noun] > blackishness blackishness1571 1571 T. Hill Contempl. Mankinde xix. f. 72v He which hath meane eyes, declyning vnto the Celestiall colour (or to the colour of the skie) or vnto a blackishnesse. 1684 I. Mather Ess. for Recording Illustrious Providences ix. 309 All the inward parts of the Child were discoloured with a blackishness, except the heart, which was red. 1745 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 34/2 The rich soil of Ægypt being of a blackish colour,..mixing with the water of the river..imparts a blackishness to it. 1800 Jrnl. Nat. Philos., Chem. & Arts June 103 Observed on diamonds after being subjected to a strong heat, black specks, and a blackishness upon their surfaces. 1863 Sanitary Reporter 15 Nov. 97/1 A bottle of vinegar, a few drops of which will suffice to correct any blackishness or liminess of water. 1921 Photogr. Jrnl. Amer. June 246/2 In consequence of the blackishness of most of the common colors, the green screen absorbs much of the light. 1997 E. C. Eze Race & Enlightenment (2001) vii. 93 The red color of the fish's liver..and the blackishness that one finds in the bile vesicles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1571 |
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