Titiann.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˈtɪʃən/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Titian.

Etymology: < Titian (1670 or earlier), Anglicized form of the name of Tiziano Vecellio , Venetian painter (c1488–1576), who was renowned for his depictions of female subjects with a distinctive shade of golden auburn hair. Compare earlier Titianic adj. and Titianesque adj.For paintings by Titian depicting women with this shade of hair, compare e.g. Venus of Urbino (1538), Noli me tangere (c1514), and Flora (c1516). The name of Titian was used from an earlier date to denote a painting by that artist. Compare:1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI lvi. 92 A special Titian, warranted original.1903 H. James Ambassadors iii. vii. 93 Standing with his fellow-visitor before one of the splendid Titians.

A. n.

A person, esp. a woman, resembling a figure painted by Titian, esp. in having hair of a bright golden auburn; (more generally) a red-headed person, a redhead.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [noun] > red > person having

redhead1510

ginger1823

Titian1839

bricktop1841

rufus1846

sorrel-top1863

ginger nob1878

coppernob1880

bluey1892

ginge1911

ranga2003

1839 Corsair 8 June 195/2 She's a Titian—pink and white—fresh like cream—Titian—damme!—Titian.

1889 Weekly Nebraska State Jrnl. 4 Oct. 1/1 There are two varieties of red-headed girls, the carroty red, whose complexion invariably freckles, and the Titians, red and auburn, whose complexions are of dazzling whiteness.

1923 Times 3 May 14/6 (advt.) Técla pearls..are equally becoming whether worn by blondes, brunettes, or Titians.

1967 Thomasville (Georgia) Times-Enterprise 24 June 4/5 A bevy of blondes, redheads, brunettes and titians, fetchingly attired in the latest-style bikinis.

2004 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 6 July 10 For those who like their titians a little on the blonde side, there's also our very own Welshman, Iwan Thomas.

B. adj.

1. Of hair: having a bright golden auburn colour resembling that portrayed in many of the paintings of Titian; (more generally) red.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > red

redc1275

auburn1591

Abraham?1592

sorrel1600

Abram1602

sandy-coloured1661

carrot1671

carrot-coloured1684

Judas colour1695

carroty1696

sandy1734

gingery1844

Titian1863

gingerous1864

1863 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. Oct. 283/2 She retains to a wonderful degree the colour of her Titian hair and snowy shoulders.

1892 S. Waterloo Man & Woman xiii. 97 A setter, with Titian hair and big eyes, which slept on the clover beside him.

1912 Overland Monthly Jan. 50/1 He met hardly a marriageable woman without Titian locks.

1975 Irish Times 31 July 10/5 One of these [Persian girls] had abundant Titian tresses.

2015 S. King Breaking Hollywood 3 The beautiful woman..in the exquisite blush Dior gown, her Titian curls swept up to emphasize her perfect bone structure.

2. Of a person, esp. a woman: resembling a figure painted by Titian, esp. in having hair of a bright golden auburn colour; (more generally) red-headed.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > Italian Renaissance or 14-16th century > [adjective] > style of specific artist

Titianic1739

Titianesque1771

Raphaelesque1772

Michelangelesquea1806

Raphaelic1817

Peruginesque1842

Raphaelite1855

Leonardesque1864

Perugian1864

Botticellian1880

Giottesque1880

Titian1886

Holbeinesque1895

Botticellesque1901

Verrocchian1902

Giorgionesque1906

Orcagnesque1910

Caravaggiesque1925

Verrocchiesque1933

1886 N.Y. Times 11 Apr. 14/2 Mrs. Charles McKim made a superb Titian beauty.

1907 Scrap Bk. Nov. 896 She is a Titian beauty... Her hair is a glorious golden-red.

1930 N.Y. Times 21 Dec. 12 x/5 Chez Frisco, a tall Titian blonde, wore a white satin frock.

2007 A. Kventsel Decadence in Late Novels Henry James ii. 107 She..is figured as Lorelei, and a Titian Temptress.

Compounds

a. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as Titian-coloured, Titian-tressed, etc.

ΚΠ

1868 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 449 Titian-hued robes of velvet or satin.

1896 J. Ashby-Sterry Tale of Thames xviii. 221 Three maidens..all with Titian-tinted tresses.

1904 Dundee Advertiser 27 June 8/1 Twenty years ago hair with a reddish tinge was called ‘carrots’; now ‘Titian-coloured’ locks are reckoned a definite beauty.

1943 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 6 June (Mag. section) Lady Suzanne Wilkins, titian-tressed, camellia-skinned beauty.

2016 E. Crosby Champagne Conspiracy xiv. 161 She did resemble a young version of Roxy—the same Titian-colored hair, high, sculpted cheekbones, English rose complexion.

Titian-haired adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > red > having

redeOE

rousec1400

red-haired?a1513

sandy?1530

red-headed1548

amber-crowneda1586

redhead1664

sandy-pated1687

red-polled1787

sandy-haireda1817

brick-topped1858

Titian-haired1880

1880 Era (Bradford, Pa.) 21 July A Titian haired maiden of some fifty gentle summers.

1959 W. S. Burroughs Naked Lunch 77 Titian-haired Venetian lads.

2015 Cape Argus (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 July 14 The titian-haired beauty wore a long floral floaty gown.

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

单词	titian
释义	Titiann.adj. Brit. /ˈtɪʃn/, U.S. /ˈtɪʃən/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Titian. Etymology: < Titian (1670 or earlier), Anglicized form of the name of Tiziano Vecellio , Venetian painter (c1488–1576), who was renowned for his depictions of female subjects with a distinctive shade of golden auburn hair. Compare earlier Titianic adj. and Titianesque adj.For paintings by Titian depicting women with this shade of hair, compare e.g. Venus of Urbino (1538), Noli me tangere (c1514), and Flora (c1516). The name of Titian was used from an earlier date to denote a painting by that artist. Compare:1824 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XVI lvi. 92 A special Titian, warranted original.1903 H. James Ambassadors iii. vii. 93 Standing with his fellow-visitor before one of the splendid Titians. A. n. A person, esp. a woman, resembling a figure painted by Titian, esp. in having hair of a bright golden auburn; (more generally) a red-headed person, a redhead. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [noun] > red > person having redhead1510 ginger1823 Titian1839 bricktop1841 rufus1846 sorrel-top1863 ginger nob1878 coppernob1880 bluey1892 ginge1911 ranga2003 1839 Corsair 8 June 195/2 She's a Titian—pink and white—fresh like cream—Titian—damme!—Titian. 1889 Weekly Nebraska State Jrnl. 4 Oct. 1/1 There are two varieties of red-headed girls, the carroty red, whose complexion invariably freckles, and the Titians, red and auburn, whose complexions are of dazzling whiteness. 1923 Times 3 May 14/6 (advt.) Técla pearls..are equally becoming whether worn by blondes, brunettes, or Titians. 1967 Thomasville (Georgia) Times-Enterprise 24 June 4/5 A bevy of blondes, redheads, brunettes and titians, fetchingly attired in the latest-style bikinis. 2004 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 6 July 10 For those who like their titians a little on the blonde side, there's also our very own Welshman, Iwan Thomas. B. adj. 1. Of hair: having a bright golden auburn colour resembling that portrayed in many of the paintings of Titian; (more generally) red. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > red redc1275 auburn1591 Abraham?1592 sorrel1600 Abram1602 sandy-coloured1661 carrot1671 carrot-coloured1684 Judas colour1695 carroty1696 sandy1734 gingery1844 Titian1863 gingerous1864 1863 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. Oct. 283/2 She retains to a wonderful degree the colour of her Titian hair and snowy shoulders. 1892 S. Waterloo Man & Woman xiii. 97 A setter, with Titian hair and big eyes, which slept on the clover beside him. 1912 Overland Monthly Jan. 50/1 He met hardly a marriageable woman without Titian locks. 1975 Irish Times 31 July 10/5 One of these [Persian girls] had abundant Titian tresses. 2015 S. King Breaking Hollywood 3 The beautiful woman..in the exquisite blush Dior gown, her Titian curls swept up to emphasize her perfect bone structure. 2. Of a person, esp. a woman: resembling a figure painted by Titian, esp. in having hair of a bright golden auburn colour; (more generally) red-headed. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > period, movement, or school of art > Italian Renaissance or 14-16th century > [adjective] > style of specific artist Titianic1739 Titianesque1771 Raphaelesque1772 Michelangelesquea1806 Raphaelic1817 Peruginesque1842 Raphaelite1855 Leonardesque1864 Perugian1864 Botticellian1880 Giottesque1880 Titian1886 Holbeinesque1895 Botticellesque1901 Verrocchian1902 Giorgionesque1906 Orcagnesque1910 Caravaggiesque1925 Verrocchiesque1933 1886 N.Y. Times 11 Apr. 14/2 Mrs. Charles McKim made a superb Titian beauty. 1907 Scrap Bk. Nov. 896 She is a Titian beauty... Her hair is a glorious golden-red. 1930 N.Y. Times 21 Dec. 12 x/5 Chez Frisco, a tall Titian blonde, wore a white satin frock. 2007 A. Kventsel Decadence in Late Novels Henry James ii. 107 She..is figured as Lorelei, and a Titian Temptress. Compounds a. Forming parasynthetic adjectives, as Titian-coloured, Titian-tressed, etc. ΚΠ 1868 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 449 Titian-hued robes of velvet or satin. 1896 J. Ashby-Sterry Tale of Thames xviii. 221 Three maidens..all with Titian-tinted tresses. 1904 Dundee Advertiser 27 June 8/1 Twenty years ago hair with a reddish tinge was called ‘carrots’; now ‘Titian-coloured’ locks are reckoned a definite beauty. 1943 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 6 June (Mag. section) Lady Suzanne Wilkins, titian-tressed, camellia-skinned beauty. 2016 E. Crosby Champagne Conspiracy xiv. 161 She did resemble a young version of Roxy—the same Titian-colored hair, high, sculpted cheekbones, English rose complexion. b. Titian-haired adj. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > red > having redeOE rousec1400 red-haired?a1513 sandy?1530 red-headed1548 amber-crowneda1586 redhead1664 sandy-pated1687 red-polled1787 sandy-haireda1817 brick-topped1858 Titian-haired1880 1880 Era (Bradford, Pa.) 21 July A Titian haired maiden of some fifty gentle summers. 1959 W. S. Burroughs Naked Lunch 77 Titian-haired Venetian lads. 2015 Cape Argus (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 18 July 14 The titian-haired beauty wore a long floral floaty gown. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1839
随便看	to read the room to read through to read up to read upon the lips to read with the left eye to reap what one sows to reap where a person has sown to reap where has sown to reap, win one's laurels to rear its head to rear its ugly head to rearrange a person's face to rearrange the deckchairs on the titanic to reason to reason in a circle to reassert itself to reassume oneself to receive a call to receive communion to receive in mainprize to receive in marriage to mourn up to mouse out to mouse over to mouth off