plumbeanadj.

Brit.

/ˈplʌmbɪən/, U.S.

/ˈpləmbiən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plumbeus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin plumbeus made of lead, leaden, resembling lead (see plumbeous adj.) + -an suffix.

Chiefly literary. Now rare.

Resembling (that of) lead; leaden.

ΘΚΠ

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

leadenc1386

wana1398

leadish1398

leady1398

plumby1486

plumbine1597

leaden-coloured1598

lead-coloured1611

plumbean1656

plumbeous1658

lead-grey1837

leaden-hued1877

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [adjective] > of or relating to lead > resembling

leadish1398

plumbeous1611

plumbean1656

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Plumbean, Plumbeous, of the colour and property of lead; leaden; also dull, blunt.

a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) i. iii. 35 To make Wisdom..to be regulated by such a Plumbean and Flexible Rule as that is, is quite to destroy the Nature of it.

1783 P. Pott Chirurg. Wks. (new ed.) II. 312 He had..a pale plumbean countenance.

1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 7 Dec. 251/1 Flying off at an eccentric tangent from the ellipse, scattered in a blinding storm of plumbean rain among the platoon of artillerymen.

1905 A. M. Binstead Mop Fair 108 In about five minutes, during which period the low plumbean purring of a marking pencil was distinctly audible, there came the click which denotes the termination of a message.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plumbean
释义	plumbeanadj. Brit. /ˈplʌmbɪən/, U.S. /ˈpləmbiən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin plumbeus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin plumbeus made of lead, leaden, resembling lead (see plumbeous adj.) + -an suffix. Chiefly literary. Now rare. Resembling (that of) lead; leaden. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [adjective] > lead grey leadenc1386 wana1398 leadish1398 leady1398 plumby1486 plumbine1597 leaden-coloured1598 lead-coloured1611 plumbean1656 plumbeous1658 lead-grey1837 leaden-hued1877 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > base metal > [adjective] > of or relating to lead > resembling leadish1398 plumbeous1611 plumbean1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Plumbean, Plumbeous, of the colour and property of lead; leaden; also dull, blunt. a1688 R. Cudworth Treat. Eternal & Immutable Morality (1731) i. iii. 35 To make Wisdom..to be regulated by such a Plumbean and Flexible Rule as that is, is quite to destroy the Nature of it. 1783 P. Pott Chirurg. Wks. (new ed.) II. 312 He had..a pale plumbean countenance. 1861 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 7 Dec. 251/1 Flying off at an eccentric tangent from the ellipse, scattered in a blinding storm of plumbean rain among the platoon of artillerymen. 1905 A. M. Binstead Mop Fair 108 In about five minutes, during which period the low plumbean purring of a marking pencil was distinctly audible, there came the click which denotes the termination of a message. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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