单词 | bluey-grey |
释义 | > as lemmasbluey-grey a. Modifying colour words to form nouns and adjectives, as bluey-green, bluey-grey, etc. ΚΠ 1769 D'Alenzon tr. ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze II. 51 My long taper neck, feathered with changeable bluey-green velvet. 1861 All for Best I. xiv. 234 Her hair, a very deep bluey black. 1889 Pall Mall Gaz. 1 May 3/1 An exquisite effect in bluey grey. 1900 Daily News 11 May 5/2 A bluey green colour. 1982 R. Davies High Spirits v. 44 The table was covered with a cloth of that refulgent bluey-whiteness that speaks of the finest linen. 1998 P. Melville Migration of Ghosts (1999) 146 The bluey-mauve jacaranda petals shed by the tree. < as lemmas |
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