rufescentadj.n.

Brit.

/ruːˈfɛsnt/, U.S.

/ruˈfɛsənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rūfēscent-, rūfēscēns, rūfēscere.

Etymology: < classical Latin rūfēscent-, rūfēscēns, present participle of rūfēscere to become reddish or tawny (Pliny) < rūfus reddish (see rufous adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix).In post-classical Latin, rufescens occurs in zoological and botanical descriptions from 1696 or earlier, which use probably gave rise to scientific Latin rufescens (1762 as a specific name in zoology).

Chiefly Zoology.

Of a colour tending to reddish; somewhat rufous. Also as n. (rare).

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > reddish

reddisha1398

rubicund?a1425

ruddish1563

ruddyish1651

rubid1654

rutilous1654

flushy1706

rubescent1731

rufescent1802

rubedinous1845

rufulous1883

pyrrhous1890

1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. ii. 129 Rufescent Frog, with whitish transverse bands.

1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xvii. 81 When the rufescents [i.e. ants], laden with pillage, retire, they do it in close order.

1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 304 The same rufescent phase occurs in other species of Owls.

1926 A. S. Le Souef et al. Wild Animals Australasia 234 Rufous Rat-kangaroo... General colour above coarsely grizzled rufescent grey.

1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon iv. 62 The drawn orange sateen curtains casting an eerie rufescent glow around the room.

2009 R. S. Ridgely & G. Tudor Field Guide Songbirds S. Amer. 289/1 White-chinned Thistletail is much more rufescent above.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rufescent
释义	rufescentadj.n. Brit. /ruːˈfɛsnt/, U.S. /ruˈfɛsənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin rūfēscent-, rūfēscēns, rūfēscere. Etymology: < classical Latin rūfēscent-, rūfēscēns, present participle of rūfēscere to become reddish or tawny (Pliny) < rūfus reddish (see rufous adj.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix).In post-classical Latin, rufescens occurs in zoological and botanical descriptions from 1696 or earlier, which use probably gave rise to scientific Latin rufescens (1762 as a specific name in zoology). Chiefly Zoology. Of a colour tending to reddish; somewhat rufous. Also as n. (rare). 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 1802 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. III. ii. 129 Rufescent Frog, with whitish transverse bands. 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1818) II. xvii. 81 When the rufescents [i.e. ants], laden with pillage, retire, they do it in close order. 1874 E. Coues Birds Northwest 304 The same rufescent phase occurs in other species of Owls. 1926 A. S. Le Souef et al. Wild Animals Australasia 234 Rufous Rat-kangaroo... General colour above coarsely grizzled rufescent grey. 1997 K. O'Riordan Boy in Moon iv. 62 The drawn orange sateen curtains casting an eerie rufescent glow around the room. 2009 R. S. Ridgely & G. Tudor Field Guide Songbirds S. Amer. 289/1 White-chinned Thistletail is much more rufescent above. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1802
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