| 单词 | port-wine colour |
| 释义 | > as lemmasport-wine colour a. General attributive (usually with hyphen), as port-wine colour, port-wine poultice, port-wine tint. ΚΠ 1823 Lancet 7 Dec. 324/1 A port wine poultice was applied. 1849 R. Kane Elements Chem. (ed. 2) 217 Boracic acid and sulphuric acid both redden litmus, but the former colours it of a port-wine colour, while the latter tinges it of the red of an onion-skin. 1889 Internat. Ann. Anthonys Photogr. Bull. 123 Of a light port-wine color. 1907 N.E.D. at Port-wine Port-wine tint. 1939 Times 28 Dec. 2/6 In place of hypochlorite one may employ a solution of permanganate of potash, using enough to bring the water to a port wine colour. 1995 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) (Nexis) 12 Jan. 1 f Refurbished seats and new carpeting—both done in a rich port wine color—are complemented by new curtains and wall carpeting. < as lemmas |
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