| 单词 | pearl grey |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspearl grey pearl grey n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > pearl grey pearl1600 pearl colour1607 pearl grey1705 grey1931 mother-of-pearl1988 the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > pearl grey pearl grey1705 1705 tr. Whole Art of Dying xliii. 177 The Colours which may be produced are the White or light Grey, Pearl Grey, leaden Grey, [etc.]. 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) I. 520 A turtle-dove of Africa,..her pearl-gray plumage. 1823 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 113 518 The fracture conchoidal in all directions, with numerous dots of pearl-grey felspar. 1875 J. Blackwood Let. 30 Nov. in ‘G. Eliot’ Lett. (1956) VI. 195 I rather lean to the pearl grey which he has told me is the name of the colour. 1933 N. O. Solum tr. O. Rölvaag Boat of Longing i. xii. 57 The sun scattered a glitter of sifted silver upon the pearl grey mountains. 1998 N.Y. Times 20 Sept. 79 Suits can also be found in off-beat colors, including mocha brown, royal blue, and pearl gray. 2000 Pract. Classics June 7/3 (advt.) This car has very smart pearl grey coachwork with lovely original red leather interior. < as lemmas |
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