单词 | cyan |
释义 | cyann. = cyan-blue n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1957 R. W. G. Hunt Reprod. Colour iv. 37 The colours of the dyes used are cyan, magenta, and yellow. 1964 Observer 22 Nov. 23/1 Pinkish lights would make the picture greenish-blue or cyan, the engineers' word for sickly green. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). cyanv.α. 1800s cyahn't (U.S. regional (Virginia)), 1800s cyan't (U.S. regional), 1800s– cyant, 1900s– cyaant, 1900s– keant, 1900s– kean't. β. 1800s cyahn' (U.S. regional (Virginia), reflecting African-American usage), 1800s–1900s cyan' (U.S. regional, reflecting African-American usage), 1900s– cyaan, 1900s– cyahn, 1900s– cyan, 1900s– kyaan, 1900s– kyaang. Originally U.S. regional. Now chiefly Caribbean. ‘Cannot’, ‘can't’. Cf. cyah v. ΚΠ 1866 M. Reid Headless Horseman lvii. 287 I cyant write myself, but I'll give ye a resate on the crass wid me mark. 1884 Lippincott's Monthly Mag. May 476/1 You know I cyahn' read no letteh-writin'. 1901 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 13 June 4/2 ‘But you cyan wa-ak twenty miles, sab!’ ‘Can't I?’ 1992 R. Monar High House & Radio 96 Nowadays, you cyaan trust some buddy. 2016 N. Dennis-Benn Here comes Sun iii. 46 I still cyan wrap my head 'round how yuh still single. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see alsoalso refers to : cyan-comb. form < see also |
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