isabellineadj.

/ɪzəˈbɛliːn/

/ɪzəˈbɛlɪn/

/ɪzəˈbɛlʌɪn/

Etymology: < Isabel n. + -ine suffix¹.

Of an Isabella colour, greyish yellow. isabelline bear: a variety of the Syrian bear, found in the Himalaya Mountains, of a yellowish-brown colour; the Indian white bear; cf. Isabella adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > greyish yellow

Isabella1600

Isabella-coloured1681

isabelline1859

fauchie1911

1859 H. B. Tristram in Ibis 1 430 The upper plumage of every bird, whether Lark, Chat, Sylvian, or Sand-grouse..is of one uniform isabelline or sand colour.

1889 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 307 The smaller denizens of the desert..must be quite uniformly isabelline or sand-coloured.

1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 198 The face is of the same isabelline tint as the body.

Compounds

isabelline-hued adj.

ΚΠ

1883 Athenæum 15 Sept. 336/3 We turn with a sigh of relief to the old leather-covered, isabelline-hued copies of the angling patriarch.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	isabelline
释义	isabellineadj. /ɪzəˈbɛliːn//ɪzəˈbɛlɪn//ɪzəˈbɛlʌɪn/ Etymology: < Isabel n. + -ine suffix¹. Of an Isabella colour, greyish yellow. isabelline bear: a variety of the Syrian bear, found in the Himalaya Mountains, of a yellowish-brown colour; the Indian white bear; cf. Isabella adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > greyish yellow Isabella1600 Isabella-coloured1681 isabelline1859 fauchie1911 1859 H. B. Tristram in Ibis 1 430 The upper plumage of every bird, whether Lark, Chat, Sylvian, or Sand-grouse..is of one uniform isabelline or sand colour. 1889 Cornhill Mag. Mar. 307 The smaller denizens of the desert..must be quite uniformly isabelline or sand-coloured. 1893 R. Lydekker Horns & Hoofs 198 The face is of the same isabelline tint as the body. Compounds isabelline-hued adj. ΚΠ 1883 Athenæum 15 Sept. 336/3 We turn with a sigh of relief to the old leather-covered, isabelline-hued copies of the angling patriarch. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < adj.1859
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