| 单词 | imperial yellow |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimperial yellow imperial yellow n. and adj. (a) n. a shade of yellow formerly reserved for articles used by the Chinese imperial court; the pigment that produces this colour; an article, esp. of clothing or porcelain, of this colour; (b) adj. of this shade or colour. [Compare Chinese zhĕ huáng shade of yellow historically associated with imperial robes ( < zhĕ reddish-brown + huáng yellow).] ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > pottery or ceramics > [noun] > porcelain > porcelain or china of specific colour blue china1783 Parian1824 famille rose1868 famille verte1868 blue1869 imperial yellow1875 duck('s)-egg china1897 famille noire1898 famille jaune1901 powder blue1910 sang-de-bœuf1960 1804 J. Barrow Trav. China vii. 416 (note) Not fewer than forty thousand men had assembled in arms in the province of Canton, at the head of whom was a man of the family of the last Chinese Emperor, who had assumed the Imperial Yellow. 1833 United Service Jrnl. 11 489 The Waggon-train corps wears a white uniform, with imperial yellow collar and facings. 1875 Guide Royal Porcelain Wks. 22 The Persian turquoise, Imperial yellow, mauve, Celeste, and other enamels present an interesting series. 1884 Christian World 4 Nov. (Fam. Circle ed.) 260/4 Amongst the favourite colours are imperial yellow, Nile blue. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 96/1 The arsenical yellow, Orpiment, is now little used as a pigment, although formerly, under such names as King's Yellow, Imperial Yellow, and Chinese Yellow, it was held in high esteem by artists. 1905 K. A. Carl With Empress Dowager of China ix. 83 Another army of eunuchs came in..each pair carrying between them trays of Imperial yellow. 1994 P. Berger in M. Weidner Latter Days of Law 116 A quadrilingual inscription in Chinese, Manchu, Tibetan, and Mongolian written on imperial yellow silk. 2011 Daily Tel. 13 July 23/1 The first shock at the house..is to find a kitchen that's tomato soup red, giving on to a hall of Chinese imperial yellow. < as lemmas |
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