| 释义 |
wheatish, a. Indian English.|ˈhwiːtɪʃ|
[f. wheat n. + -ish1, tr. Hindi gehuāṁ wheat-coloured, f. gehūṁ wheat.]
Of the complexion, etc.: that is (or is held to be) of the pale golden colour of ripe wheat; light brown, pale-skinned.
Characteristically found in Indian newspaper advertisements describing prospective brides.
1950Hindustan Times Weekly 4 June 2/5 (Advt.), Wanted—A suitable Bisa Agarwal match for an eighteen years' old girl, have passed Matric and is preparing for the F.A. She is expert in household affairs, healthy and of wheatish colour. 1980N.Y. Times 16 Nov. i. 11/1 [Classified advertisements in Bombay newspapers] generally first give the caste, age and education of prospective brides and then add such attributes as ‘fair’, or ‘wheatish complexion’, or skilled homemaker. 1984H. Hirt Heat of Winter xvi. 133 Her skin was fair, the light brown ‘wheatish’ complexion. 1990Times 1 May 7/6 Among girls with aspirations, the ability to speak English is as cherished as being ‘wheatish’, or pale-skinned, a supposed attribute that is mentioned frequently in marriage advertisements. |