| 单词 | block colour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasblock colour block colour n. †(a) a type of ink or dye used for block printing (block printing n.) (obsolete); (b) a solid, uniform colour that covers a whole area or item, esp. a piece of clothing (cf. sense 20b). ΘΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > equipment for painting or drawing > [noun] > paints oil colour1498 oila1536 oil paint1759 cake colour1784 colour cake1794 moist colour1842 powder colour1862 tube-colour1881 tempera1883 powder paint1911 poster colour1925 finger paint1935 poster paint1939 1836 Rec. Gen. Sci. 3 284 Salt of tin is an important ingredient for yellow and red block-colours. 1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) I. 528 Block colours are made from any of the preceding receipts, by making them a little thinner. 1924 Bee (Danville, Va.) 4 Dec. 6/1 (advt.) Coats..in those new block colors. 1988 V. Bramwell Women Bk. Beauty & Health iii. 40 The best way to disguise grey hair is with a light vegetable (semi-permanent) dye which will allow your varied natural shades to show through rather than a block colour which looks dense and unnatural. 2010 Esquire (Nexis) Mar. Winter was about block colour, but for spring bright, bold patterns are the big story. < as lemmas |
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