butter-colouredbutter-coloredadj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtəˌkʌləd/, U.S.

/ˈbədərˌkələrd/

Forms: see butter n.¹ and coloured adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, coloured adj.

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + coloured adj. Compare butter colour adj.

Of the cream or pale yellow colour of butter.

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

honey-yellow1615

butter-coloured1629

gamboge1819

honey-gold1849

lily-yellowc1865

apple-yellow1884

goldenrod1905

mimosa1928

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 50/2 A faire deepe red, or less red, with a pale yellow or butter coloured edge.

1852 Times 27 Jan. 8/6 It was quite delightful to some to see the muddy sea breaking in butter-coloured sheets of foam on the numerous banks which lay around us.

1894 Daily News 20 Mar. 3/2 A deep frill of butter-coloured lace.

1915 Theatre Dec. 328/1 The first-act dress is of deep yellow chiffon with ruffles..edged in butter-colored valenciennes.

1960 B. Crump Good Keen Man 45 He'd pick the butter-coloured grub out with his fingers and eat it as it was.

1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 144 The three friendly rooms have..a few foxes' masks on their butter-coloured walls.

2004 New Yorker 26 July 76/3 He bought a pair of butter-colored Olathe boots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butter-coloured
释义	butter-colouredbutter-coloredadj. Brit. /ˈbʌtəˌkʌləd/, U.S. /ˈbədərˌkələrd/ Forms: see butter n.¹ and coloured adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, coloured adj. Etymology: < butter n.¹ + coloured adj. Compare butter colour adj. Of the cream or pale yellow colour of butter. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > other yellows honey-yellow1615 butter-coloured1629 gamboge1819 honey-gold1849 lily-yellowc1865 apple-yellow1884 goldenrod1905 mimosa1928 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole 50/2 A faire deepe red, or less red, with a pale yellow or butter coloured edge. 1852 Times 27 Jan. 8/6 It was quite delightful to some to see the muddy sea breaking in butter-coloured sheets of foam on the numerous banks which lay around us. 1894 Daily News 20 Mar. 3/2 A deep frill of butter-coloured lace. 1915 Theatre Dec. 328/1 The first-act dress is of deep yellow chiffon with ruffles..edged in butter-colored valenciennes. 1960 B. Crump Good Keen Man 45 He'd pick the butter-coloured grub out with his fingers and eat it as it was. 1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 144 The three friendly rooms have..a few foxes' masks on their butter-coloured walls. 2004 New Yorker 26 July 76/3 He bought a pair of butter-colored Olathe boots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1629
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