self-colourself-colorn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈkələr/

Forms: see self pron., adj., n., and adv. and colour n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: self adj., colour n.¹; self pron., colour n.¹

Etymology: Partly < self adj. (compare sense 2a at that entry) + colour n.¹, and partly < self pron. + colour n.¹ Compare earlier self-coloured adj.

a. Originally with reference to flowers: a uniform colour; a solid colour. Cf. self adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [noun] > monochrome

self-colour1665

self1817

monochrome1851

monochromatismc1865

mono1977

1665 J. Rea Flora 177 These self-colours [in Columbines] are not valued.

1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Tulipa These do, in time, break into various beautiful Stripes, according to the Ground of their former Self-colour.

1794 J. Hudson Florist's Compan. 68 Carnations are very liable to run from the beautiful stripes into their plain original self-colour.

1849 Q. Rev. Mar. 414 The cattle of mountainous countries..are always of self-colours—black, red, or dun.

1879 Art Amateur Nov. 125/1 By working a sprig or other design in outline in a brighter shade of the dark material, the heaviness of a mass of self-color is much relieved.

1927 T. Woodhouse Artificial Silk: Manuf. & Uses ix. 86 Knitted garment of a self-colour are made, in this simplest form, by the manipulation of a single continuous thread.

1962 J. Norbury Trad. Knitting Patterns vi. 150/2 One does find variations of patterns from Germany and Holland worked in self colour in various parts of Scandinavia.

2003 R. G. Beauchamp Toy Fox Terrier 47/1 Dark eyes and black nose, lips and eye-rims are required except in the self-colors.

b. A colour of the same or a similar shade or hue as another colour; esp. a colour of stitching which is the same shade as the surrounding material.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > [noun] > colour of same series

self-colour1859

1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 19 The system of shading with a ‘self-colour’, as pink with crimson.

1867 Godey's Lady's Bk. Dec. 553/2 Rich velvet mantles, heavily embroidered with self colors.

1889 Art Amateur Feb. 69/3 The lettering, ‘Christ is Risen’, must be worked with couched lines of fine gold thread sewn down with self-color.

1947 C. Talbot Compl. Bk. Sewing xxi. 144/2 Saddle-stitching is a very smart..finish for tailored clothes. It can be done in self-colour or definite contrasts.

1950 Sun (Baltimore) 9 May 18 (advt.) Proportioned-fit sheer nylons with contrast or self-color seams.

2000 L. Davis Ode to Banker (2001) xx. 118 Unusual embroidery in self-colours ran around custom-made neck-holes.

2. The natural colour of something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > [noun] > natural colour

natural colourc1425

self-colour1778

1778 T. Reader Remarks Revelation St. John xii. 139 The self-colour of his [sc. Satan's] native cruelty is not altered, by those oceans of protestant blood which he sheds, under this red flag of infernal war.

1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 440/2 The Scotch boxes [sc. snuff-boxes], called ‘Holyroods’..are generally the ‘self-colour’ of the wood.

1880 Monthly Notes Libr. Assoc. U.K. Nov. 82 The plain muralis has only been made in its self-colour, instead of being dyed to such a colour as is usual in bookcovers.

1920 E. R. Lankester Secrets of Earth & Sea v. 79 It should be possible to decide..whether blue water..owes its colour to fine particles suspended in it or to the self-colour of the water.

1960 Plastics Inst. Trans. & Jrnl. 28 13/2 Concrete is unfortunate since its self-colour is drab.

2012 F. McLachlan Archit. Colour in Professional Palette ii. 26 Paint can be applied to the rear surface of the glass and fired. One problem with this product is the difficulty of predicting the effect of the self-colour of the glass on the resultant appearance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-colour
释义	self-colourself-colorn. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkʌlə/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkələr/ Forms: see self pron., adj., n., and adv. and colour n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: self adj., colour n.¹; self pron., colour n.¹ Etymology: Partly < self adj. (compare sense 2a at that entry) + colour n.¹, and partly < self pron. + colour n.¹ Compare earlier self-coloured adj. 1. a. Originally with reference to flowers: a uniform colour; a solid colour. Cf. self adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [noun] > monochrome self-colour1665 self1817 monochrome1851 monochromatismc1865 mono1977 1665 J. Rea Flora 177 These self-colours [in Columbines] are not valued. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Tulipa These do, in time, break into various beautiful Stripes, according to the Ground of their former Self-colour. 1794 J. Hudson Florist's Compan. 68 Carnations are very liable to run from the beautiful stripes into their plain original self-colour. 1849 Q. Rev. Mar. 414 The cattle of mountainous countries..are always of self-colours—black, red, or dun. 1879 Art Amateur Nov. 125/1 By working a sprig or other design in outline in a brighter shade of the dark material, the heaviness of a mass of self-color is much relieved. 1927 T. Woodhouse Artificial Silk: Manuf. & Uses ix. 86 Knitted garment of a self-colour are made, in this simplest form, by the manipulation of a single continuous thread. 1962 J. Norbury Trad. Knitting Patterns vi. 150/2 One does find variations of patterns from Germany and Holland worked in self colour in various parts of Scandinavia. 2003 R. G. Beauchamp Toy Fox Terrier 47/1 Dark eyes and black nose, lips and eye-rims are required except in the self-colors. b. A colour of the same or a similar shade or hue as another colour; esp. a colour of stitching which is the same shade as the surrounding material. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > [noun] > colour of same series self-colour1859 1859 T. J. Gullick & J. Timbs Painting 19 The system of shading with a ‘self-colour’, as pink with crimson. 1867 Godey's Lady's Bk. Dec. 553/2 Rich velvet mantles, heavily embroidered with self colors. 1889 Art Amateur Feb. 69/3 The lettering, ‘Christ is Risen’, must be worked with couched lines of fine gold thread sewn down with self-color. 1947 C. Talbot Compl. Bk. Sewing xxi. 144/2 Saddle-stitching is a very smart..finish for tailored clothes. It can be done in self-colour or definite contrasts. 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 9 May 18 (advt.) Proportioned-fit sheer nylons with contrast or self-color seams. 2000 L. Davis Ode to Banker (2001) xx. 118 Unusual embroidery in self-colours ran around custom-made neck-holes. 2. The natural colour of something. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > [noun] > natural colour natural colourc1425 self-colour1778 1778 T. Reader Remarks Revelation St. John xii. 139 The self-colour of his [sc. Satan's] native cruelty is not altered, by those oceans of protestant blood which he sheds, under this red flag of infernal war. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 440/2 The Scotch boxes [sc. snuff-boxes], called ‘Holyroods’..are generally the ‘self-colour’ of the wood. 1880 Monthly Notes Libr. Assoc. U.K. Nov. 82 The plain muralis has only been made in its self-colour, instead of being dyed to such a colour as is usual in bookcovers. 1920 E. R. Lankester Secrets of Earth & Sea v. 79 It should be possible to decide..whether blue water..owes its colour to fine particles suspended in it or to the self-colour of the water. 1960 Plastics Inst. Trans. & Jrnl. 28 13/2 Concrete is unfortunate since its self-colour is drab. 2012 F. McLachlan Archit. Colour in Professional Palette ii. 26 Paint can be applied to the rear surface of the glass and fired. One problem with this product is the difficulty of predicting the effect of the self-colour of the glass on the resultant appearance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1665
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