单词 | black-skinned |
释义 | > as lemmasblack-skinned black-skinned adj. ΚΠ 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Acts viii. f. xxxiiiiv An Ethiopian borne, blacke skynned, but one that shoulde sone after be clothed with a garment of a lambes flece. 1655 T. Moffett & C. Bennet Healths Improvem. xxiii. 226 Radish roots of the Garden (for they are best) are either long and white without, or round like a Turnep, and very black skinned. 1781 R. Harrington Philos. & Exper. Enq. 269 The human species, near the equator, should be quite black skinned, while those near the poles should be white skinned. 1835 Farmers' Reg. May 759/2 In general, the white skinned sorts [of potatoes] are fit for the table from August to Christmas—the black skinned sorts from October to May. 1986 Jrnl. Royal Coll. Physicians 20 117/1 Black-skinned individuals are protected from the damage caused by ultraviolet by the melanin pigment. 2005 Independent 24 June 13/2 A black-skinned apricot has been developed in California by crossing the fruit with a plum. < as lemmas |
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