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单词 yellowed
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yellowedadj.

Brit. /ˈjɛləʊd/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊd/
Forms: see yellow v.1 and -ed suffix1; also Old English gegeolewed.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: yellow v.1, -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < yellow v.1 + -ed suffix1.With Old English gegeolewed compare ageolewed (use as adjective of the past participle of ageolwian to become yellow: see yellow v.1) rendering post-classical Latin crocatus saffron-tinted, yellow, and ultimately reflecting the same use of the word in Aldhelm as in quot. OE. Apparently re-formed in the 17th cent.
That has been made or become yellow, esp. through age or the passage of time; coloured yellow.
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saffroned1303
saffred1466
yellowed1824
OE Aldhelm Glosses (Brussels 1650) in L. Goossens Old Eng. Glosses of MS Brussels, Royal Libr. 1650 (1974) 161 Crocata [genestarum cacumina] : flaua, þa gegeolewedan [OE Digby 146 gegeolewedan].
1615 Mistris Turners Farewell to All Women (single sheet) Thy yellowed Ruffes, phantastick Tires, Paintings, and Poysonings.
1677 F. Bampfield All in One 110 Of what use and vertue such pale yellowed parched herbs may be for the curing of these Distempers, I leave Physicians further to enquire.
1798 J. L. Wilkinson Wanderer II. iv. 152 Its rays communicated a rich yellowed tint to the watery atmosphere.
1824 Examiner 16 May 307/1 A sun-yellowed river softly flows.
1851 F. W. Robertson in Life & Lett. (1865) II. 73 That peculiar, watery shine cast on the yellowed leaves.
1906 R. C. Bayley Compl. Photographer 114 A yellowed lens.
1965 H. MacInnes Double Image (1967) i. 20 Over the bar..hung a large yellowed lithograph of Socrates.
2016 Sunday Times (Nexis) 3 July 26 The wizened lady in a yellowed wedding dress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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