buffishadj.

/ˈbʌfɪʃ/

Etymology: < buff adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹.

Somewhat buff, approaching buff in colour; also in combination with other adjectives of colour.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brownish yellow

ochry1567

olive-coloured1612

sand-coloured1627

shammy1661

buff-coloured1686

pea soup1703

ochreish1747

ochreous1761

buff1765

ochraceous1776

buff-colour1796

buffish1802

mustard-coloured1825

nankeen1838

buffy1842

ochre-coloured1845

mustardy1850

ochrous1877

buff-yellow1882

buff-washed1883

mustard1919

Sahara1923

wheaten1975

1802 D. Wordswoth Jrnl. 14 Feb. (1941) I. 113 The snow-covered mountains were spotted with rich sunlight, a palish buffish colour.

1896 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs I. 3 The cheeks..are buffish white.

1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 38 Harvey announced ‘Mrs. and the Misses Clarke,’ and a thin, very high-nosed person, followed by two buffish girls, came forward.

1910 Westm. Gaz. 29 Jan. 11/1 The white and buffish brown or ashy streaks..of his plumage.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	buffish
释义	buffishadj. /ˈbʌfɪʃ/ Etymology: < buff adj.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Somewhat buff, approaching buff in colour; also in combination with other adjectives of colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brownish yellow ochry1567 olive-coloured1612 sand-coloured1627 shammy1661 buff-coloured1686 pea soup1703 ochreish1747 ochreous1761 buff1765 ochraceous1776 buff-colour1796 buffish1802 mustard-coloured1825 nankeen1838 buffy1842 ochre-coloured1845 mustardy1850 ochrous1877 buff-yellow1882 buff-washed1883 mustard1919 Sahara1923 wheaten1975 1802 D. Wordswoth Jrnl. 14 Feb. (1941) I. 113 The snow-covered mountains were spotted with rich sunlight, a palish buffish colour. 1896 A. G. Butler Brit. Birds with their Nests & Eggs I. 3 The cheeks..are buffish white. 1900 E. Glyn Visits of Elizabeth 38 Harvey announced ‘Mrs. and the Misses Clarke,’ and a thin, very high-nosed person, followed by two buffish girls, came forward. 1910 Westm. Gaz. 29 Jan. 11/1 The white and buffish brown or ashy streaks..of his plumage. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1802
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