citrinousadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪtrᵻnəs/, U.S.

/ˈsɪtrənəs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French citrin , -ous suffix; Latin citrinus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < French citrin or its etymon post-classical Latin citrinus citrine adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier citrine adj. and slightly earlier citreous adj., citrean adj. 2.

Citron- or lemon-coloured; = citrine adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow > greenish

subcitrinec1386

citrinea1398

citron-coloured1574

citrean1656

citrinous1665

primrose-coloured1747

lemon-coloured1758

primrose1788

lemon-yellow1807

citron-hued1852

lemon1875

primrosy1882

citron1924

1665 G. Havers & J. Davies tr. Another Coll. Philos. Conf. French Virtuosi cxiii. 72 These Colours; of which the three principal are, Yellow, or Citrinous [Fr. la jaune ou citrine], which is the highest; [etc.].

1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxv. 116 Yellow Jaundises..injure the body no other way than by deforming it with a citrinous (yellowish) discoloration.

1700 G. Harvey Little Venus Unmask'd (ed. 6) xix. 154 Their colour is blackish, or Ash without, within whitish, or sometimes citrinous.

1864 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 5 Mar. 259/1 It was a fibrous tumour,..holding within it about half a gallon (3 litres) of a citrinous albuminous liquid.

1912 Mycologia 4 164 Stipe subequal, citrinous at the apex.

1982 Flora Neotropica 32 54 Lamellae medium close to distant; pileus with citrinous or bright yellow stripes.

2010 ‘L. Carrol’l Black Swan Rising (2011) 276 Citrinous light filtered through an open oculus.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	citrinous
释义	citrinousadj. Brit. /ˈsɪtrᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˈsɪtrənəs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French citrin , -ous suffix; Latin citrinus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < French citrin or its etymon post-classical Latin citrinus citrine adj. + -ous suffix. Compare earlier citrine adj. and slightly earlier citreous adj., citrean adj. 2. Citron- or lemon-coloured; = citrine adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow > greenish subcitrinec1386 citrinea1398 citron-coloured1574 citrean1656 citrinous1665 primrose-coloured1747 lemon-coloured1758 primrose1788 lemon-yellow1807 citron-hued1852 lemon1875 primrosy1882 citron1924 1665 G. Havers & J. Davies tr. Another Coll. Philos. Conf. French Virtuosi cxiii. 72 These Colours; of which the three principal are, Yellow, or Citrinous [Fr. la jaune ou citrine], which is the highest; [etc.]. 1666 G. Harvey Morbus Anglicus xxv. 116 Yellow Jaundises..injure the body no other way than by deforming it with a citrinous (yellowish) discoloration. 1700 G. Harvey Little Venus Unmask'd (ed. 6) xix. 154 Their colour is blackish, or Ash without, within whitish, or sometimes citrinous. 1864 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 5 Mar. 259/1 It was a fibrous tumour,..holding within it about half a gallon (3 litres) of a citrinous albuminous liquid. 1912 Mycologia 4 164 Stipe subequal, citrinous at the apex. 1982 Flora Neotropica 32 54 Lamellae medium close to distant; pileus with citrinous or bright yellow stripes. 2010 ‘L. Carrol’l Black Swan Rising (2011) 276 Citrinous light filtered through an open oculus. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1665
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