单词 | earthy-coloured |
释义 | > as lemmasearthy-coloured earthy-coloured adj. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 969 Broad leaues and rough,..and on the backside are sprinckled as it were with a verie fine earthie coloured dust or spots. 1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. 200 Larks, whose characteristic notes are..earthy coloured feathers. 1779 G. Richardson Iconology 66 The figure of a woman, dressed in earthy coloured drapery. 1897 Glasgow Med. Jrnl. Jan. 14 The skin is apt to get dry, wrinkled, parched, and earthy coloured. 1967 Los Angeles Times 10 Dec. (Home section) 12/2 They come in nice earthy-colored glazes. 2004 J. Mercer & M. Shingler Melodrama ii. 66 He is first seen outside tending Cary's trees, dressed in warm, earthy-coloured clothes. < as lemmas |
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