| 单词 | water-white |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswater-white b. With colour words, forming adjectives and nouns, as water-grey, water-green, water-white. See also water blue n. and adj. Cf. watery adj. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [adjective] > light green beryl1594 spring green1735 water-green1757 berylline1847 chlorinea1849 peppermint1868 reseda1873 absinthe1963 lily-green1965 pepperminty1981 the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > [adjective] > and colourless whiteOE water-white1877 the world > matter > colour > named colours > green or greenness > [noun] > shade or tint of green > light green willow-green1672 oil-green1673 lily-green1739 celadon1768 nascent green1839 ice-green1863 eau-de-nil1870 Nile green1871 absinthe1872 reseda1874 feuille1883 mignonette1883 chartreuse1884 water-green1884 mignonette-green1888 Nile1895 serpent1895 willow1922 peppermint1930 kelly1936 1757 Amer. Mag. Oct. 25/1 This worm..is quite pellucid, and of a water green colour. 1797 Jrnl. Nat. Philos., Chem. & Arts Nov. 370 A cliff of very hard white and water-grey marble. 1845 Med. Times 7 June 183/3 Something analogous may be observed in keratitis, but it is then accompanied by a greenish, or water-green tint. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 22 Illuminating-oil..of water-white and odorless qualities. 1884 Girl's Own Paper 30 Aug. 762/3 A large range of colour..primrose, water-green, beige. 1900 M. E. Coleridge Non Sequitur 33 The mournful water-gray eyes. 1968 Guardian 17 Aug. 8/1 Rooms done up in sky blue, water green, pink, or beige. 1992 CTM 20 Dec. 15/1 Polished apples in a water-green bowl. 2005 Olive July 15/2 Imagine a glass of almost water-white wine. It..tastes crisp, lean and light, reflecting its low (10 or 11%) alcohol content. < as lemmas |
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