单词 | spruce yellow |
释义 | > as lemmasspruce yellow spruce yellow n. now rare a yellow-brown variety of ochre obtained from Prussia; (also) a pigment producing a similar colour, or a shade of yellow similar to this ochre; cf. spruce ochre n. ΚΠ 1572 in A. Feuillerat Documents Office of Revels Queen Elizabeth (1908) 178 Wylliam Lyzarde for syze,..spruce yolow,..Gowlde [etc.]. 1795 A. Packard Let. in Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc. 1st Ser. IV. 49 His first attempts in making spruce yellow, were flattering. 1809 Boston Rev. Mar. 209 Three different shades of yellow ochre, the brightest of which is declared by judges to be very little, if at all, inferiour to the imported spruce yellow. 2010 Time Out (Nexis) July 20 Soft, sensual fabrics in subtle tones of grey, burgundy, taffy and spruce yellow. < as lemmas |
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