erubescencen.
/ɛruːˈbɛsəns/ rare.
Erubescent quality or state.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun]
rednesseOE
rudOE
red?c1225
ruddya1387
ruddinessa1398
gulesa1400
rothumc1400
ruddeningc1400
ruddonc1400
rouge1437
rubor?a1450
rossome1527
Mars1572
rubedinousness1599
reddiness1611
scarletness1611
rubetude1657
floridity1713
erubescence1736
floridness1776
fiery1847
raddle1860
1736 in N. Bailey
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
1823 New Monthly Mag. 7 143 He..sent forth blood of a brilliant erubescence.
1886 Academy 31 July 66/3 To describe as the ‘law of erubescence’ the fact, etc.
Derivatives
eruˈbescency n. In modern dictionaries.
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Erubescency, blushing for shame.
1736 in Bailey
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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