sky coloursky colorn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈskʌɪ ˌkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˈskaɪ ˌkələr/

Forms: see sky n.¹ and colour n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, colour n.¹

Etymology: < sky n.¹ + colour n.¹

A. n.

A shade of blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky; a light blue.

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

azure1481

azury?1504

blue celest1535

sky colour1552

sky1668

sky blue1681

cerulean1756

cerule1830

celeste1875

ciel1910

1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Cærulus & Cæruleus, blewe of colour lyke the skye in a clere wether, skie colour.

1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 71 For this cause some are red, others yellow, these greene, those skie-color, others gray, or blew.

1621 D. Widdowes tr. W. A. Scribonius Nat. Philos. 24 Copperas, is a minerall..of a greene, yealow, and a skye cullour.

a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 149 Within an Hour..the Sky-Colour reach'd to the lower part of the Liquor.

1735 J. Barrow Dict. Polygraphicum II. at Polverine A very good crystal, but somewhat verging towards a sky-colour.

1774 Beauties Eng. II. 123 The water of this spring is very transparent, and of a sky colour.

1831 T. Gordon Hist. Amer. II. iii. 201 Some have the head, the upper part of the neck, and the back, of a bright sky-colour.

1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard i. ii. 39 They say men dying remember..Some garment or sky-colour.

a1887 R. Jefferies Field & Hedgerow (1889) 21 The innumerable other flowers and wings and sky-colours.

1920 Flight 9 Sept. 983/2 Camouflage for the under-surfaces of the wings..was done by the use of pigments of a bright light reflecting power combined with a series of colour patches to give a sky colour.

1989 New Eng. Living 61/1 The craftsmen there make lamps..in rusty earth and bright sky colors.

2015 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 3 Mar. We wanted to choose a soothing colour; so we chose the sky colour.

B. adj.

Of the colour of a clear daytime sky; = sky-coloured adj.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > sky blue

azured1490

azure?a1513

sky-coloured1567

ceruleous?1578

sky colour1581

cerule1591

sky-like1594

ceruleal1634

azurne1637

cerulous1651

lazure1671

cerulean1677

sky blue1703

skyey1816

azure-blue1859

cerulescent1880

azurean1882

1581 Ld. Cobham Let. 22 Jan. in A. J. Butler Cal. State Papers 1581–2: Foreign (1907) (modernized text) 460 He..apparelled in a black cloak and black hose, with sky-colour nether-stockings.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. sig. H2^v Vpon her bodie she ware a doublet of skie colour sattin.

1628 L. Owen Vnmasking Popish Monks 24 Pope Pius the second commanded them to weare a skie colour Habit.

1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Med.-philos. Disc. Fermentation xi. 48 The Sky-colour Tincture of Violets, being dashed with Oil of Vitriol, becomes of a Purple colour.

1732 A. de la Mottraye Trav. III. i. 3 An Escutcheon of blue Sky-Colour Silk.

1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina ii. x. 273 Their skin scaly but smooth and shining, of a pale grey and sky colour ground.

1800 Exeter Flying-post 30 Jan. The Apprentice..wore away and carried away a grey Coat, and a Sky-colour Waistcoat.

1883 York Herald 7 July 6/4 Panels, in which, on a delicate light blue or sky-colour ground, are skillfully painted clouds and trees.

1930 H. I. Brock Colonial Churches Virginia 12 Sometimes the coved ceiling was ‘Sky color’ with cloud effects.

1963 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times-News 19 May b 6/1 Clouds are made by wiping away the sky-color stain with a piece of lintless rag.

2013 Mali Today (Nexis) 27 May He wants the primary school students uniform—blue half pants/skirts and sky colour shirts—changed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sky colour
释义	sky coloursky colorn.adj. Brit. /ˈskʌɪ ˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈskaɪ ˌkələr/ Forms: see sky n.¹ and colour n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sky n.¹, colour n.¹ Etymology: < sky n.¹ + colour n.¹ A. n. A shade of blue comparable to that of a clear daytime sky; a light blue. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > sky blue azure1481 azury?1504 blue celest1535 sky colour1552 sky1668 sky blue1681 cerulean1756 cerule1830 celeste1875 ciel1910 1552 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Cærulus & Cæruleus, blewe of colour lyke the skye in a clere wether, skie colour. 1594 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. II. 71 For this cause some are red, others yellow, these greene, those skie-color, others gray, or blew. 1621 D. Widdowes tr. W. A. Scribonius Nat. Philos. 24 Copperas, is a minerall..of a greene, yealow, and a skye cullour. a1691 R. Boyle Gen. Hist. Air (1692) 149 Within an Hour..the Sky-Colour reach'd to the lower part of the Liquor. 1735 J. Barrow Dict. Polygraphicum II. at Polverine A very good crystal, but somewhat verging towards a sky-colour. 1774 Beauties Eng. II. 123 The water of this spring is very transparent, and of a sky colour. 1831 T. Gordon Hist. Amer. II. iii. 201 Some have the head, the upper part of the neck, and the back, of a bright sky-colour. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard i. ii. 39 They say men dying remember..Some garment or sky-colour. a1887 R. Jefferies Field & Hedgerow (1889) 21 The innumerable other flowers and wings and sky-colours. 1920 Flight 9 Sept. 983/2 Camouflage for the under-surfaces of the wings..was done by the use of pigments of a bright light reflecting power combined with a series of colour patches to give a sky colour. 1989 New Eng. Living 61/1 The craftsmen there make lamps..in rusty earth and bright sky colors. 2015 Telegraph (India) (Nexis) 3 Mar. We wanted to choose a soothing colour; so we chose the sky colour. B. adj. Of the colour of a clear daytime sky; = sky-coloured adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > sky blue azured1490 azure?a1513 sky-coloured1567 ceruleous?1578 sky colour1581 cerule1591 sky-like1594 ceruleal1634 azurne1637 cerulous1651 lazure1671 cerulean1677 sky blue1703 skyey1816 azure-blue1859 cerulescent1880 azurean1882 1581 Ld. Cobham Let. 22 Jan. in A. J. Butler Cal. State Papers 1581–2: Foreign (1907) (modernized text) 460 He..apparelled in a black cloak and black hose, with sky-colour nether-stockings. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. sig. H2^v Vpon her bodie she ware a doublet of skie colour sattin. 1628 L. Owen Vnmasking Popish Monks 24 Pope Pius the second commanded them to weare a skie colour Habit. 1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Med.-philos. Disc. Fermentation xi. 48 The Sky-colour Tincture of Violets, being dashed with Oil of Vitriol, becomes of a Purple colour. 1732 A. de la Mottraye Trav. III. i. 3 An Escutcheon of blue Sky-Colour Silk. 1791 W. Bartram Trav. N. & S. Carolina ii. x. 273 Their skin scaly but smooth and shining, of a pale grey and sky colour ground. 1800 Exeter Flying-post 30 Jan. The Apprentice..wore away and carried away a grey Coat, and a Sky-colour Waistcoat. 1883 York Herald 7 July 6/4 Panels, in which, on a delicate light blue or sky-colour ground, are skillfully painted clouds and trees. 1930 H. I. Brock Colonial Churches Virginia 12 Sometimes the coved ceiling was ‘Sky color’ with cloud effects. 1963 Kingsport (Tennessee) Times-News 19 May b 6/1 Clouds are made by wiping away the sky-color stain with a piece of lintless rag. 2013 Mali Today (Nexis) 27 May He wants the primary school students uniform—blue half pants/skirts and sky colour shirts—changed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1552
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