| 单词 | violet black |
| 释义 | > as lemmasviolet black c. Qualifying names of other colours, as violet black, violet blue, etc.In later use frequently hyphenated (cf. sense d), and in some cases (esp. violet-blue) also representing the noun used attributively. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > purplish blue hyacinthine1656 violaceous1657 violaceana1711 lilac-blue1851 hyacinthian1858 hyacinth1876 lavender1882 violet blue1882 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Red In Limning, and Fresco, for a Violet Red, instead of Lacca they use a natural Earth found in England. 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 754 The quills of a violet brown. 1819 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. XI. i. 3 The wings..are of a fine deep violet-blue. 1843 Florist's Jrnl. (1846) 4 111 Flower-spike producing three to four flowers, and very handsome, of a beautiful violet~purple. 1882 Garden 17 June 418/1 The petals..bordered with violet-crimson. < as lemmas |
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