释义 |
brownish, a.|ˈbraʊnɪʃ| [f. brown a. + -ish1.] 1. Somewhat brown.
1555Eden Decades W. Ind. (Arb.) 193 Eyght of their hennes..of brownyshe coloure. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 444 Hair..of colour like a Ches-nut, or brownish. 1878Huxley Physiogr. 26 The sands of the Bagshot series..are commonly of yellow and brownish colours. 2. Comb., as brownish-coloured; also with other colours, as brownish-black, brownish-grey, brownish-red, etc.
1685Lond. Gaz. No. 2061. 2/2 A Brownish Black Mare. 1689Ibid. No. 2433/4 A middle sized Man, his Hair curled and brownish coloured. 1831Brewster Nat. Magic ii. (1833) 23 At first..it is brownish-red. |