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† bombycinous, a. Obs.|bɒmˈbɪsɪnəs|
[f. L. bombȳcin-us silken + -ous.]
1. Made of silk, silken.
1656in Blount Glossogr. 1721in Bailey.
2. Of a pale yellow colour, like the silk-worm before it spins.
1794–6E. Darwin Zoon. (1801) II. 5 What is peculiar to this disease..is the bombycinous colour of the skin, which like that of full-grown silkworms, has a degree of transparency with a yellow tint. c1820T. Sandwith Venous Congest. 10 That pale sickly hue which Darwin calls bombycinous. |