subfuscadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsʌbfʌsk/, U.S.

/ˈˌsəbˈfəsk/

Forms: 1700s–1900s subfusk, 1700s– subfusc.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subfuscus.

Etymology: < classical Latin subfuscus rather dark < sub- sub- prefix + fuscus fusk adj. Compare later subfuscous adj. N.E.D. (1914) also gives an alternative pronunciation (sɒbfɒ·sk) /sʌbˈfʌsk/.

A. adj.

a. Of a dark, dusky, or dull colour; sombre, subdued, gloomy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > dark-coloured

darkeOE

blackeOE

browna1000

swartOE

wanOE

murka1325

darkish?c1425

duska1450

dusketly1486

sad?1504

duskish1530

base1539

dusky1558

swarthy1577

darksome1598

smutty1648

subfusc?1705

infuscated1727

murky1759

subfuscous1762

sable1791

sombrous1799

obfuscous1822

sombre1829

wine-dark1855

murkish1869

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific colour

subfusc1820

blue-collared1837

thunder and lightning1837

subfusc1853

Lovat1895

nude1922

?1705 T. D'Urfey Ess. towards Theory of Intelligible World 169 His Face..being all over planted thick with plumage of Subfusc Appearance.

1726 J. T. Desaguliers York-Buildings Dragons (ed. 2) 6 This Smoak..will so discolour their Hue, that it will puzzle a very nice Botanist.., whether it [sc. a leaf] be of a subfusc or a down-right piceous Colour.

1770 J. Clubbe Misc. Tracts I. 4 Their subfusk complexions were probably acquired by greasy unguents and fuliginous mixtures dried in by the sun.

1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green v. 41 [University] statutes which required him..to wear garments only of a black or ‘subfusk’ hue.

1887 W. Beatty-Kingston Mus. & Manners II. 321 The surface..is become subfusk in hue with sheer feverish dryness.

1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Dec. 11/1 The subfusc marbling of the convolvulus hawk [moth].

1989 N. Cave And Ass saw Angel Prol. i. 8 Night descended.., the aching light of day grew subfusc.

2010 Independent Extra (Nexis) 13 July (Viewspaper section) 14 Ploughed fields, rolling hills, in his subfusc colours, punctuated by a single far copse.

b. Of clothing: dark, sombre; spec. designating the dark formal attire worn for examinations and other occasions at certain universities (cf. sense B. 2.).Formerly regulations at Oxford and Cambridge University also stipulated that students should restrict their normal everyday attire to clothes of this colour.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific colour

subfusc1820

blue-collared1837

thunder and lightning1837

subfusc1853

Lovat1895

nude1922

1820 T. Maurice Mem. ii. 13 How does each Isis beau, Envy your lot..; our humbler garbs, Subfusc, or sable, scarcely tempt the glance Of wishful nymph.

1859 J. C. Thomson Almæ Matres 137 This part of the statute..which enjoins that the ordinary costume shall be of a simple and sober character,—black, or subfusk.

1930 W. J. Locke Town of Tombarel v. 163 Cousin Hortense in some sort of unremarkable subfusc raiment.

1973 New Society 1 Nov. 259/3 His clothes very subfusc—grey suit, polished black shoes, the only brightness a purple and red bowtie.

2006 Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. 23 Undergraduates at Oxford University have voted by four to one to retain subfusc costume when sitting examinations.

2. figurative.

ΚΠ

1850 S. Judd Philo 130 Philo. What was his after life? The Poet. A semitone, A noon subfusc.

1893 E. Gosse Questions at Issue 150 To overdash their canvases with the subfusc hues of sentiment.

1900 Athenæum 28 July 116/1 Such Philistines..provide a suitable and sub-fusk background for the real figures in the Italian family group.

1949 C. P. Snow Time of Hope v. xxxiii. 280 Allen..made subfusc, malicious, aunt-like jokes at Getliffe's expense.

2010 Spectator (Nexis) 30 Jan. 52 We were in a bleak, subfusc East London world of poverty, crime, stunted ambition and rather good rock music.

B. n.

1. A dark, dusky, or dull colour; subfusc colour.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > [noun] > dark colour

dark1653

subfusc1710

1710 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 260. ⁋5 The Portuguese's Complexion was a little upon the Subfusk.

1804 J. Sayers Foundling-chapel Brawl ii. 25 Or should thy visage,—now a deep subfusc, From the black jaundice take a dingier dusk.

1831 R. Polwhele Biogr. Sketches in Cornwall I. 45 A croud of square-caps, and gowns shabbily dusk, To envelope the many light shades of subfusc!

1914 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 109/2 They give us drabs and subfuscs instead of the glowing colours of life.

1922 J. Buchan Huntingtower i. 16 A most disreputable tweed suit..had once been what..is called a Lovat mixture, but was now a nondescript sub-fusc.

1995 Observer (Nexis) 10 Dec. 58 Then he..took on two tons of water and down we went, dropping at 60ft per minute, the view ahead turning an ever-deeper subfusc.

2. Clothing of a dark or sombre colour; esp. the dark formal attire worn under a gown for formal occasions at certain universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge. Cf. sense A. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific colour

purpureeOE

blackc1225

greyc1225

white?c1225

greena1250

yellow1368

violet1380

purplec1390

blue1480

colours1641

tawnies1809

butternut1810

subfusc1853

solid1883

Lovat1908

jungle green1946

1853 Times 29 June 4/3 One of the statutes of the University of Oxford enjoins the use of black or ‘subfusc’, that is dingy apparel.

1876 Belgravia 28 60 This strange figure, habited in the dirtiest of subfusc, mingled with the crowd.

1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 234 The Apotheker had not deigned to alter or add to his ordinary suit of professional ‘subfusk’.

1944 A. L. Rowse Eng. Spirit xxxvii. 260 Black-gowned young men and women, all dutifully clad in sub fusc.

1980 in J. Carey Orig. Copy (1987) 11 At Oxford you wear subfusc for exams.

2007 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 2 Feb. 2 A spokeswoman for the university [sc. Oxford] said students taking degree courses still had to wear gowns and subfusc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subfusc
释义	subfuscadj.n. Brit. /ˈsʌbfʌsk/, U.S. /ˈˌsəbˈfəsk/ Forms: 1700s–1900s subfusk, 1700s– subfusc. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin subfuscus. Etymology: < classical Latin subfuscus rather dark < sub- sub- prefix + fuscus fusk adj. Compare later subfuscous adj. N.E.D. (1914) also gives an alternative pronunciation (sɒbfɒ·sk) /sʌbˈfʌsk/. A. adj. 1. a. Of a dark, dusky, or dull colour; sombre, subdued, gloomy. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > state or mode of having colour > [adjective] > dark-coloured darkeOE blackeOE browna1000 swartOE wanOE murka1325 darkish?c1425 duska1450 dusketly1486 sad?1504 duskish1530 base1539 dusky1558 swarthy1577 darksome1598 smutty1648 subfusc?1705 infuscated1727 murky1759 subfuscous1762 sable1791 sombrous1799 obfuscous1822 sombre1829 wine-dark1855 murkish1869 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific colour subfusc1820 blue-collared1837 thunder and lightning1837 subfusc1853 Lovat1895 nude1922 ?1705 T. D'Urfey Ess. towards Theory of Intelligible World 169 His Face..being all over planted thick with plumage of Subfusc Appearance. 1726 J. T. Desaguliers York-Buildings Dragons (ed. 2) 6 This Smoak..will so discolour their Hue, that it will puzzle a very nice Botanist.., whether it [sc. a leaf] be of a subfusc or a down-right piceous Colour. 1770 J. Clubbe Misc. Tracts I. 4 Their subfusk complexions were probably acquired by greasy unguents and fuliginous mixtures dried in by the sun. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ Adventures Mr. Verdant Green v. 41 [University] statutes which required him..to wear garments only of a black or ‘subfusk’ hue. 1887 W. Beatty-Kingston Mus. & Manners II. 321 The surface..is become subfusk in hue with sheer feverish dryness. 1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Dec. 11/1 The subfusc marbling of the convolvulus hawk [moth]. 1989 N. Cave And Ass saw Angel Prol. i. 8 Night descended.., the aching light of day grew subfusc. 2010 Independent Extra (Nexis) 13 July (Viewspaper section) 14 Ploughed fields, rolling hills, in his subfusc colours, punctuated by a single far copse. b. Of clothing: dark, sombre; spec. designating the dark formal attire worn for examinations and other occasions at certain universities (cf. sense B. 2.).Formerly regulations at Oxford and Cambridge University also stipulated that students should restrict their normal everyday attire to clothes of this colour. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [adjective] > of specific colour subfusc1820 blue-collared1837 thunder and lightning1837 subfusc1853 Lovat1895 nude1922 1820 T. Maurice Mem. ii. 13 How does each Isis beau, Envy your lot..; our humbler garbs, Subfusc, or sable, scarcely tempt the glance Of wishful nymph. 1859 J. C. Thomson Almæ Matres 137 This part of the statute..which enjoins that the ordinary costume shall be of a simple and sober character,—black, or subfusk. 1930 W. J. Locke Town of Tombarel v. 163 Cousin Hortense in some sort of unremarkable subfusc raiment. 1973 New Society 1 Nov. 259/3 His clothes very subfusc—grey suit, polished black shoes, the only brightness a purple and red bowtie. 2006 Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. 23 Undergraduates at Oxford University have voted by four to one to retain subfusc costume when sitting examinations. 2. figurative. ΚΠ 1850 S. Judd Philo 130 Philo. What was his after life? The Poet. A semitone, A noon subfusc. 1893 E. Gosse Questions at Issue 150 To overdash their canvases with the subfusc hues of sentiment. 1900 Athenæum 28 July 116/1 Such Philistines..provide a suitable and sub-fusk background for the real figures in the Italian family group. 1949 C. P. Snow Time of Hope v. xxxiii. 280 Allen..made subfusc, malicious, aunt-like jokes at Getliffe's expense. 2010 Spectator (Nexis) 30 Jan. 52 We were in a bleak, subfusc East London world of poverty, crime, stunted ambition and rather good rock music. B. n. 1. A dark, dusky, or dull colour; subfusc colour. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > [noun] > dark colour dark1653 subfusc1710 1710 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 260. ⁋5 The Portuguese's Complexion was a little upon the Subfusk. 1804 J. Sayers Foundling-chapel Brawl ii. 25 Or should thy visage,—now a deep subfusc, From the black jaundice take a dingier dusk. 1831 R. Polwhele Biogr. Sketches in Cornwall I. 45 A croud of square-caps, and gowns shabbily dusk, To envelope the many light shades of subfusc! 1914 Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 109/2 They give us drabs and subfuscs instead of the glowing colours of life. 1922 J. Buchan Huntingtower i. 16 A most disreputable tweed suit..had once been what..is called a Lovat mixture, but was now a nondescript sub-fusc. 1995 Observer (Nexis) 10 Dec. 58 Then he..took on two tons of water and down we went, dropping at 60ft per minute, the view ahead turning an ever-deeper subfusc. 2. Clothing of a dark or sombre colour; esp. the dark formal attire worn under a gown for formal occasions at certain universities, such as Oxford and Cambridge. Cf. sense A. 1b. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > of specific colour purpureeOE blackc1225 greyc1225 white?c1225 greena1250 yellow1368 violet1380 purplec1390 blue1480 colours1641 tawnies1809 butternut1810 subfusc1853 solid1883 Lovat1908 jungle green1946 1853 Times 29 June 4/3 One of the statutes of the University of Oxford enjoins the use of black or ‘subfusc’, that is dingy apparel. 1876 Belgravia 28 60 This strange figure, habited in the dirtiest of subfusc, mingled with the crowd. 1882 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 234 The Apotheker had not deigned to alter or add to his ordinary suit of professional ‘subfusk’. 1944 A. L. Rowse Eng. Spirit xxxvii. 260 Black-gowned young men and women, all dutifully clad in sub fusc. 1980 in J. Carey Orig. Copy (1987) 11 At Oxford you wear subfusc for exams. 2007 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 2 Feb. 2 A spokeswoman for the university [sc. Oxford] said students taking degree courses still had to wear gowns and subfusc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.?1705
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