brunneousadj.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌnɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈbrəniəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin brunneus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin brunneus (1633 or earlier; 15th cent. as bruneus ) < brunus brown adj.) + classical Latin -eus (see -eous suffix).

Chiefly Entomology.

Of a dark brown colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > dark brown

burnetc1200

fusk1599

fusky1610

chocolate-coloured1736

brunneous1815

chocolate1819

ustulate1826

scorched1832

fuscescent1881

forest-brown1892

burnt-coloured1896

Jacobean1918

mocha1977

1815 W. E. Leach Entomology in Edinb. Encycl. (1830) IX. 79/2 Genus. Clivina... Sp. 1. Fossor. Blackish or brunneous.

1830 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. III. 118 Legs pale testaceous: antennae brunneous.

1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths I. 137 The hind wings are brunneous grey.

1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 256 Abdomen..beneath shining brunneous or ferruginous.

1940 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 66 21 Pedicel and flagellum brunneous above; sternites light brunneous.

2009 Coleopterists Bull. 63 403 Elytra with transverse-mesh microsculpture that results in silvery sheen, but brunneous ground color not obscured by glossy surface.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	brunneous
释义	brunneousadj. Brit. /ˈbrʌnɪəs/, U.S. /ˈbrəniəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin brunneus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin brunneus (1633 or earlier; 15th cent. as bruneus ) < brunus brown adj.) + classical Latin -eus (see -eous suffix). Chiefly Entomology. Of a dark brown colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > dark brown burnetc1200 fusk1599 fusky1610 chocolate-coloured1736 brunneous1815 chocolate1819 ustulate1826 scorched1832 fuscescent1881 forest-brown1892 burnt-coloured1896 Jacobean1918 mocha1977 1815 W. E. Leach Entomology in Edinb. Encycl. (1830) IX. 79/2 Genus. Clivina... Sp. 1. Fossor. Blackish or brunneous. 1830 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. III. 118 Legs pale testaceous: antennae brunneous. 1843 H. N. Humphreys & J. O. Westwood Brit. Moths I. 137 The hind wings are brunneous grey. 1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 No. 5. 256 Abdomen..beneath shining brunneous or ferruginous. 1940 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 66 21 Pedicel and flagellum brunneous above; sternites light brunneous. 2009 Coleopterists Bull. 63 403 Elytra with transverse-mesh microsculpture that results in silvery sheen, but brunneous ground color not obscured by glossy surface. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1815
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