单词 | ruddyish |
释义 | ruddyishadj. rare before 19th cent. Esp. of a person's complexion: somewhat red or ruddy; reddish. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > reddish reddisha1398 rubicund?a1425 ruddish1563 ruddyish1651 rubid1654 rutilous1654 flushy1706 rubescent1731 rufescent1802 rubedinous1845 rufulous1883 pyrrhous1890 1651 N. Culpeper Ephemeris for 1652 14 The body of the Sun will appear of a ruddyish gray colour. 1833 Repertory Patent Inventions 15 104 Vases, goblets, &c. are made of it [sc. ivory], which acquire a yellow or ruddyish tinge, if not carefully preserved. 1858 Lancet 22 May 503/2 B—, aged sixty-four;..aspect, care-worn and melancholy; face ruddyish, but sallow, stringed with veins. 1880 Jrnl. Linn. Soc.: Zool. 15 90 Colour,—a ruddyish white, with dark purple spirals above. 1903 T. H. S. Escott Brit. Sovereigns in Cent. i. 35 Henry [VIII]..showed most of the characteristics of his Yorkist ancestors, from his figure, stature, fair complexion with ruddyish hair, [etc.]. 1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 14 May Mr Chataway has a ruddyish complexion and a lived-in face that says he has laughed a lot in his 58 years. 2004 Q. van Marle Boomerang Road iii. 21 A stout man..with a good pile of dark hair on top of a round, ruddyish face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1651 |
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