| 单词 | whited brown |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhited brown whited brown adj. now historical (esp. of paper) whitish brown; cf. whitey-brown adj. and n.Whited brown paper was made from washed and unbleached rags and was of intermediate quality between white and brown paper. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > light brown parchment1597 whited brown1650 whitey-brown1658 coffee-coloured1695 dust-coloured1800 ochre-brown1853 blonde1866 biscuit1875 weedy-brown1886 mousy1888 bisque1890 toast-coloured1898 suntan1923 sunblush1930 rachel1951 1650 Act for Redempt. of Captives 95 Thred..whited brown the doz. pound. a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Surrey (1718) IV. 16 In the Reign of King James I. course Paper, commonly call'd whited brown Paper, was first made in England. 1773 T. Everard Let. 2 Oct. in John Norton & Sons (1968) 355 2 Ream whited brown paper. 1 Ream Pro Patria. 1833 Penny Mag. Monthly Suppl. Sept. 380/2 [The rags]..are still very discoloured; but the inexperienced observer begins to have hopes that they may at least serve for whited-brown paper. 1971 William & Mary Q. 28 62 The plants were..put in a whited-brown quire, fastened between two boards, and shipped to England. 2005 Metrop. Mus. Jrnl. 40 108/2 ‘Whited-brown’ papers were produced from a random blend of mixed fibers. < as lemmas |
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