perse-bluen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌpəːsˈbluː/, U.S.

/ˌpərsˈblu/

Forms: see perse n.² and blue n.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: perse n.², blue n.; French pers-bleu.

Etymology: Either < perse n.² + blue n., or directly < Anglo-Norman pers-bleu a kind of blue cloth (1414 or earlier) < pers perse n.² + bleu blue adj. and n.It is unclear whether the following example is to be interpreted as showing the Anglo-Norman or the Middle English word:1290–1 in 6th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. I (1877) App. 582/2 in Parl. Papers (C. 1745) XLVII. 1 [He feloniously..took away one gown of] pers blew [in which his wife was attired].

rare.

A. n.

A bluish or bluish-grey colour; cloth of this colour. Cf. perse n.² Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > grayish blue

persec1387

perse-blue1414

venet colourc1425

watercoloura1450

grey-blue1648

slate-blue1794

1414 in A. H. Thomas Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall (1943) IV. 3 (MED) [5] doseins [of] persblewe, [3] doseins [of] asure blewe.

1465 J. Payn in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 315 The Capteyn..toke a-wey..j govne of fyn perse blewe furryd with marterns.

1478 W. Worcester Itineraries 48 Cum tribus robis de auro de purpyre & de perseblewe.

1983 J. H. Munro in N. B. Harte & K. G. Ponting Cloth & Clothing Medieval Europe 55 Drapery regulations from Bruges and Leiden explicitly confirm that red dyes were used in producing blacks, greys..and the dark, greyish to blackish perse blues.

†B. adj.

Of a bluish or bluish-grey colour. Cf. perse adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > bluish

bluisha1398

perse-blue1414

azury1600

bluey1727

blue-bleak1877

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greyish blue

perse-blue1414

plunket1415

persec1425

grey-blue1741

iron blue?1758

smoke-blue1807

gunpowder1817

slaty-blue1854

Silurian1892

powder-blue-grey1952

the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > bluish grey

glawke1412

perse-blue1414

waterisha1425

blunket1488

bluish-grey1578

blue-grey1590

water1592

slate-grey1794

slate-coloured1801

griseous1819

neutral1821

slaty1822

schistous1858

slatish1860

powder-blue-grey1952

1414 in A. H. Thomas Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall (1943) IV. 2 (MED) [5 cloths of] ray, [the field being] piersblewe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perse-blue
释义	perse-bluen.adj. Brit. /ˌpəːsˈbluː/, U.S. /ˌpərsˈblu/ Forms: see perse n.² and blue n. Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by compounding. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: perse n.², blue n.; French pers-bleu. Etymology: Either < perse n.² + blue n., or directly < Anglo-Norman pers-bleu a kind of blue cloth (1414 or earlier) < pers perse n.² + bleu blue adj. and n.It is unclear whether the following example is to be interpreted as showing the Anglo-Norman or the Middle English word:1290–1 in 6th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. I (1877) App. 582/2 in Parl. Papers (C. 1745) XLVII. 1 [He feloniously..took away one gown of] pers blew [in which his wife was attired]. rare. A. n. A bluish or bluish-grey colour; cloth of this colour. Cf. perse n.² Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > grayish blue persec1387 perse-blue1414 venet colourc1425 watercoloura1450 grey-blue1648 slate-blue1794 1414 in A. H. Thomas Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall (1943) IV. 3 (MED) [5] doseins [of] persblewe, [3] doseins [of] asure blewe. 1465 J. Payn in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 315 The Capteyn..toke a-wey..j govne of fyn perse blewe furryd with marterns. 1478 W. Worcester Itineraries 48 Cum tribus robis de auro de purpyre & de perseblewe. 1983 J. H. Munro in N. B. Harte & K. G. Ponting Cloth & Clothing Medieval Europe 55 Drapery regulations from Bruges and Leiden explicitly confirm that red dyes were used in producing blacks, greys..and the dark, greyish to blackish perse blues. †B. adj. Of a bluish or bluish-grey colour. Cf. perse adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > bluish bluisha1398 perse-blue1414 azury1600 bluey1727 blue-bleak1877 the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > greyish blue perse-blue1414 plunket1415 persec1425 grey-blue1741 iron blue?1758 smoke-blue1807 gunpowder1817 slaty-blue1854 Silurian1892 powder-blue-grey1952 the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > bluish grey glawke1412 perse-blue1414 waterisha1425 blunket1488 bluish-grey1578 blue-grey1590 water1592 slate-grey1794 slate-coloured1801 griseous1819 neutral1821 slaty1822 schistous1858 slatish1860 powder-blue-grey1952 1414 in A. H. Thomas Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall (1943) IV. 2 (MED) [5 cloths of] ray, [the field being] piersblewe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1414
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