| 单词 | robin's-egg blue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrobin's-egg blue robin's-egg blue n. and adj. originally U.S. (a) n. a light greenish-blue colour resembling that of an American robin's egg; (b) adj. of this shade or colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [noun] > greenish blue peacock colour1598 verditer1819 verdigris blue1832 robin's-egg blue1844 aquamarine1846 turquoise1853 verditer blue1857 bird's-egg blue1858 Alice1872 Nile blue1873 starch blue1875 cyan-blue1879 peacock1881 peacock blue1881 bird's egg1885 Gobelin blue1886 cyan1889 Nile1895 kingfisher1901 Alice blue1905 teal1923 aqua1936 teal blue1949 1844 C. T. Jackson Final Rep. Geol. & Minerol. New Hampsh. 230 The molybdic acid..had the property of striking a fine robin's egg blue, by contact with metallic zinc. 1872 Our Young Folks Nov. 696 Nothing is to be seen in the hazy distance but the robin's-egg blue water. 1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xi. 118 I gave up all thoughts of buying a Cadillac and settled for the robin's-egg blue Dodge. 2002 E. A. Gargan River's Tale vi. 177 The French left behind..provincial colonial homes in pastels of lemon, robin's egg blue or ivory. < as lemmas |
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