单词 | subcitrine |
释义 | † subcitrineadj. Obsolete. Esp. of urine: of a pale or lemon yellow colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow > greenish subcitrinec1386 citrinea1398 citron-coloured1574 citrean1656 citrinous1665 primrose-coloured1747 lemon-coloured1758 primrose1788 lemon-yellow1807 citron-hued1852 lemon1875 primrosy1882 citron1924 c1386 Almanac (1812) 30 Uryne of a vyrgyn sal be welnere as subcitryne, wherfore uryne lymd and owre clere bytokens a constant virgyn and stable. a1425 ( H. Daniel Liber Uricrisiarum (Wellcome 225) 321 When colre citrin is indigest, þe uryn is subcitrin & wondyr thyn. ?1527 Iudycyall of Vryns i. iii. f. 6v Theyr vryne is faynt of colour, as subcitrine or ȝelowysshe. 1572 J. Jones Bathes of Bathes Ayde iii. f. 26v Chaffie, or subcitrine coloure. 1637 T. Brian Pisse-prophet vi. 51 Taking the Urinall out of the case (perceiving it to be of a subcitrine or pale colour). 1675 G. Harvey Dis. of London 189 The Complexion of the whole habit of Body, tending to a Cineritious or Subcitrine defœdation, and in some to a Verdure. 1702 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1281 They [sc. gall stones] usually are of subcitrin colour, resemble bright Myrrh, and seem an aggregate of small Stones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1386 |
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