colourpointcolorpointadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈkʌləpɔɪnt/, U.S.

/ˈkələrˌpɔɪnt/

Forms: see colour n.¹ and point n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colour n.¹, point n.¹

Etymology: < colour n.¹ + point n.¹ Compare earlier seal point n.

A. adj.

Of a cat, or a breed or variety of cat: having a pattern of coat colour resembling that of the Siamese cat, with face, ears, paws, and tail of a darker colour than the body. Cf. point n.¹ 22e, seal point n.

ΚΠ

1955 Fur & Feather 10 Mar. 208 (heading) They're coloured-pointed Persians.]

1958 Times 18 Aug. 4/3 The feature of the show was the award of best long-haired kitten to Mr. Stirling Webb's blue colourpoint female.

1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 22 Aug. c16/5 Among the cats whose owners have brought them to show will be colorpoint shorthair, Persian, Russian blue, [etc.].

2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xi. 146 She was one of those whippet-thin workaholics—with short legs and the large head of a Colorpoint cat—who bragged about needing only four hours of sleep a night.

B. n.

A cat, or a breed or variety of cat, of this kind.

ΚΠ

1958 Times 18 Aug. 4/3 The colourpoints are long-haired cats reproducing the colours of the Siamese.

1999 K. L. Davis Ragdoll Cat 11/2 While Ragdolls are blue-eyed colorpoints, RagaMuffins are recognized in many more colors.

2010 Your Cat Feb. 23/1 From her, I acquired Izzy, a dark blue colourpoint—my first breeding queen-to-be, hopefully.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colourpoint
释义	colourpointcolorpointadj.n. Brit. /ˈkʌləpɔɪnt/, U.S. /ˈkələrˌpɔɪnt/ Forms: see colour n.¹ and point n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colour n.¹, point n.¹ Etymology: < colour n.¹ + point n.¹ Compare earlier seal point n. A. adj. Of a cat, or a breed or variety of cat: having a pattern of coat colour resembling that of the Siamese cat, with face, ears, paws, and tail of a darker colour than the body. Cf. point n.¹ 22e, seal point n. ΚΠ 1955 Fur & Feather 10 Mar. 208 (heading) They're coloured-pointed Persians.] 1958 Times 18 Aug. 4/3 The feature of the show was the award of best long-haired kitten to Mr. Stirling Webb's blue colourpoint female. 1983 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 22 Aug. c16/5 Among the cats whose owners have brought them to show will be colorpoint shorthair, Persian, Russian blue, [etc.]. 2007 A. Theroux Laura Warholic xi. 146 She was one of those whippet-thin workaholics—with short legs and the large head of a Colorpoint cat—who bragged about needing only four hours of sleep a night. B. n. A cat, or a breed or variety of cat, of this kind. ΚΠ 1958 Times 18 Aug. 4/3 The colourpoints are long-haired cats reproducing the colours of the Siamese. 1999 K. L. Davis Ragdoll Cat 11/2 While Ragdolls are blue-eyed colorpoints, RagaMuffins are recognized in many more colors. 2010 Your Cat Feb. 23/1 From her, I acquired Izzy, a dark blue colourpoint—my first breeding queen-to-be, hopefully. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1958
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