olivasteradj.

Brit.

/ˈɒlɪvastə/,

/ɒlɪˈvastə/, U.S.

/ˈɑləˌvæstər/

Forms: 1600s olevaster, 1600s– olivaster.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French olivastre.

Etymology: < French †olivastre olive-coloured (1525 in Middle French; French olivâtre ) < Italian olivastro (c1522; a1340 as noun in sense ‘oleaster’) < oliva olive n.¹ + -astro -aster suffix.

Olive-coloured; having an easily-tanned or Mediterranean skin (see olive n.¹ 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > olive > [adjective]

olive1616

olivaster1626

olivader1818

olive-skinned1852

olivander1855

olivart1885

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §399 But the Countries..where they [men] are Tawney, and Olivaster, and Pale, are generally more Sandy, and Dry.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Olivaster, of an olive colour; also a wild olive-tree.

a1697 J. Aubrey Brief Lives: Harvey (1898) I. 300 Round faced, olivaster complexion, little eie, round, very black, full of spirit.

1848 J. W. Alexander Let. 11 May in 40 Years' Familiar Lett. (1860) 82 His hair dark, and his countenance touched with the olivaster shade.

1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 Jan. 95/3 My olivaster companions partook of it with much gusto and evident appreciation.

1968 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Dec. 600/2 In person he [sc. Osler] was small, with a drooping moustache and an ‘olivaster’ complexion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	olivaster
释义	olivasteradj. Brit. /ˈɒlɪvastə/, /ɒlɪˈvastə/, U.S. /ˈɑləˌvæstər/ Forms: 1600s olevaster, 1600s– olivaster. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French olivastre. Etymology: < French †olivastre olive-coloured (1525 in Middle French; French olivâtre ) < Italian olivastro (c1522; a1340 as noun in sense ‘oleaster’) < oliva olive n.¹ + -astro -aster suffix. Olive-coloured; having an easily-tanned or Mediterranean skin (see olive n.¹ 2). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > olive > [adjective] olive1616 olivaster1626 olivader1818 olive-skinned1852 olivander1855 olivart1885 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §399 But the Countries..where they [men] are Tawney, and Olivaster, and Pale, are generally more Sandy, and Dry. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Olivaster, of an olive colour; also a wild olive-tree. a1697 J. Aubrey Brief Lives: Harvey (1898) I. 300 Round faced, olivaster complexion, little eie, round, very black, full of spirit. 1848 J. W. Alexander Let. 11 May in 40 Years' Familiar Lett. (1860) 82 His hair dark, and his countenance touched with the olivaster shade. 1872 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 Jan. 95/3 My olivaster companions partook of it with much gusto and evident appreciation. 1968 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 7 Dec. 600/2 In person he [sc. Osler] was small, with a drooping moustache and an ‘olivaster’ complexion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1626
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