feuillemorteadj.

/fəːiˈmɔːt/

Forms: More commonly in anglicized and corrupted forms: see filemot adj. and n.

Etymology: French; literally ‘dead leaf’.

Of the colour of a dead or faded leaf, brown or yellowish brown.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > yellowish brown > dead leaf colour

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1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. xi. 255 To make a Country-man understand what Feuillemorte Colour signifies.

1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City ii. 22 She had feuille morte velvet slashed with the palest of ambers.

Compounds

feuillemorte-coloured adj.

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1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London ix An ample feuillemorte coloured cloak.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	feuillemorte
释义	feuillemorteadj. /fəːiˈmɔːt/ Forms: More commonly in anglicized and corrupted forms: see filemot adj. and n. Etymology: French; literally ‘dead leaf’. Of the colour of a dead or faded leaf, brown or yellowish brown. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > yellowish brown > dead leaf colour filemot1647 feuillemorte1690 dead leaf1864 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. xi. 255 To make a Country-man understand what Feuillemorte Colour signifies. 1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City ii. 22 She had feuille morte velvet slashed with the palest of ambers. Compounds feuillemorte-coloured adj. ΚΠ 1840 W. H. Ainsworth Tower of London ix An ample feuillemorte coloured cloak. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1690
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