| 单词 | french grey |
| 释义 | > as lemmasFrench grey French grey n. a soft dove grey (see quot 1862). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > grey pigment > [noun] > specific French grey1564 Payne's grey1832 mineral grey1869 zinc-grey1881 charcoal grey1907 1564 in W. Maitland Hist. Edinb. (1753) iv. 317/1 That thay nor nane of thame..sall lit ony maner of Culor of Muster de Villois, French Gray, or Russatis,..bot the samyn to be littit with Mader, Alme, Glew, and sic trew Cullors as hes bene, and is usit amongis Men of Honestie, [etc.]. 1771 C. Powys Passages from Diaries Mrs. Powys (1899) 146 It's stucco'd of a French grey. 1862 Dict. Arch. (Arch. Publ. Soc.) French grey, a tint composed of white with ivory black, Indian red and Chinese blue. 1991 M. Williams Tractors since 1889 iii. 55 Like other models in the catalogue, the paint finish was French grey with red wheels. 2004 R. Carter Windjammers iv. 108 It is said that the colour French grey comes from the shade used on these ships [sc. French windjammers]. < as lemmas |
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