rubiginousadj.

Brit.

/ruːˈbɪdʒᵻnəs/,

/rᵿˈbɪdʒᵻnəs/, U.S.

/ˌruˈbɪdʒᵻnəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rūbīgin- , rūbīgō , rōbīgō , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin rūbīgin-, rūbīgō, variant of rōbīgō rust, blight (see robiginous adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rubiginosus (6th cent.). In sense 1b after scientific Latin use of post-classical Latin rubiginosus as specific epithet (1763). Compare later robiginous adj.

a. Originally: †tending to corrode or rust, affected by rust (obsolete). In later use: rust-coloured, reddish-brown, ferruginous.In quot. a1538: (figurative) foul, corrupt; cf. rusty adj.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

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

rustya1398

hepaticc1420

horseflesh1530

rubiginousa1538

iron1587

bricky1615

ferrugineous1633

sand-reda1639

brickish1648

ferruginous1656

lateritious1656

brick-coloured1675

blood bay1684

testaceous1688

rust-coloureda1691

brick-red1740

brick-dust-like1765

maroon1771

rufous1782

brick-dusty1817

rusted1818

worm red1831

brownish-red1832

brown-red1835

foxy1850

rust1854

henna-coloured1865

chestnut-red1882

terra-cotta1882

copper-red1883

fox-red1910

oxblood1918

tony1921

henna-brown1931

henna-red2002

a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. G.j^v And if men wil aleage with reasons rubiginous, As to honor God in Saintes with such turpiloque, Their reasons are nought but diuelish words rixous.

1650 E. Williams Virginia's Discov. Silke-worms 31 Basins, or Caldrons, wherein you put your bottoms to winde, if of Lead restore the silke more pure then those of Copper, this Mettall being subject to a rubiginous quality, from which Lead is wholy exempt.

1671 J. Webster Metallographia xvii. 246 Here and there portions of rubiginous iron.

1748 B. Martin Philos. Gram. (ed. 3) iv. ii. 250 It [sc. iron] is extremely rubiginous, or apt to contract Rust.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxi. 299 Sweet Briar has..the leaves rubiginous or rusty underneath.

1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village ii. 64 I mark upon the woody vale The hue rubiginous of fast decline.

1871 M. C. Cooke Handbk. Fungi I. 318 Pileus effuso-reflexed,..velvety, rubiginous.

1907 A. Teixera de Mattos tr. M. Maeterlinck Meas. of Hours 266 Little yellow flowers..resembling quaint little mouths with more or less swollen lips and palates streaked with orange or rubiginous lines.

1997 J. Rathbone Last Eng. King (1999) 58 A rubiginous rash spread across his shoulders.

2005 Guardian 21 Apr. i. 8/1 Quinn's work—to some repellent, to others gorgeously rich with its deep rubiginous colouring and mottled patina—caused a stir.

b. In specific names of birds and other animals. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > red- or rust-coloured

red-bodied1752

rubiginous1809

1809 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. i. 170 Rubiginous Falcon, Falco rubiginosus.

1809 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. ii. 313 Rubiginous Shrike, Lanius rubiginosus.

1881 Proc. Zool. Soc. 818 A specimen of the Rubiginous Cat (Felis rubiginosa) from Ceylon.

1905 G. Renshaw More Nat. Hist. Ess. v. 64 The rubiginous cat, flecked with rust red on a yellowish ground.

†2. Of plants: affected by rust or blight. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Rubiginous, foule, musty, blasted.

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

单词	rubiginous
释义	rubiginousadj. Brit. /ruːˈbɪdʒᵻnəs/, /rᵿˈbɪdʒᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˌruˈbɪdʒᵻnəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin rūbīgin- , rūbīgō , rōbīgō , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin rūbīgin-, rūbīgō, variant of rōbīgō rust, blight (see robiginous adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare post-classical Latin rubiginosus (6th cent.). In sense 1b after scientific Latin use of post-classical Latin rubiginosus as specific epithet (1763). Compare later robiginous adj. 1. a. Originally: †tending to corrode or rust, affected by rust (obsolete). In later use: rust-coloured, reddish-brown, ferruginous.In quot. a1538: (figurative) foul, corrupt; cf. rusty adj.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > brownish-red rustya1398 hepaticc1420 horseflesh1530 rubiginousa1538 iron1587 bricky1615 ferrugineous1633 sand-reda1639 brickish1648 ferruginous1656 lateritious1656 brick-coloured1675 blood bay1684 testaceous1688 rust-coloureda1691 brick-red1740 brick-dust-like1765 maroon1771 rufous1782 brick-dusty1817 rusted1818 worm red1831 brownish-red1832 brown-red1835 foxy1850 rust1854 henna-coloured1865 chestnut-red1882 terra-cotta1882 copper-red1883 fox-red1910 oxblood1918 tony1921 henna-brown1931 henna-red2002 a1538 W. Holme Fall & Euill Successe Rebellion (1572) sig. G.j^v And if men wil aleage with reasons rubiginous, As to honor God in Saintes with such turpiloque, Their reasons are nought but diuelish words rixous. 1650 E. Williams Virginia's Discov. Silke-worms 31 Basins, or Caldrons, wherein you put your bottoms to winde, if of Lead restore the silke more pure then those of Copper, this Mettall being subject to a rubiginous quality, from which Lead is wholy exempt. 1671 J. Webster Metallographia xvii. 246 Here and there portions of rubiginous iron. 1748 B. Martin Philos. Gram. (ed. 3) iv. ii. 250 It [sc. iron] is extremely rubiginous, or apt to contract Rust. 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxi. 299 Sweet Briar has..the leaves rubiginous or rusty underneath. 1800 J. Hurdis Favorite Village ii. 64 I mark upon the woody vale The hue rubiginous of fast decline. 1871 M. C. Cooke Handbk. Fungi I. 318 Pileus effuso-reflexed,..velvety, rubiginous. 1907 A. Teixera de Mattos tr. M. Maeterlinck Meas. of Hours 266 Little yellow flowers..resembling quaint little mouths with more or less swollen lips and palates streaked with orange or rubiginous lines. 1997 J. Rathbone Last Eng. King (1999) 58 A rubiginous rash spread across his shoulders. 2005 Guardian 21 Apr. i. 8/1 Quinn's work—to some repellent, to others gorgeously rich with its deep rubiginous colouring and mottled patina—caused a stir. b. In specific names of birds and other animals. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > markings or colourings > [adjective] > red- or rust-coloured red-bodied1752 rubiginous1809 1809 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. i. 170 Rubiginous Falcon, Falco rubiginosus. 1809 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. VII. ii. 313 Rubiginous Shrike, Lanius rubiginosus. 1881 Proc. Zool. Soc. 818 A specimen of the Rubiginous Cat (Felis rubiginosa) from Ceylon. 1905 G. Renshaw More Nat. Hist. Ess. v. 64 The rubiginous cat, flecked with rust red on a yellowish ground. †2. Of plants: affected by rust or blight. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Rubiginous, foule, musty, blasted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1538
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