testaceousadj.

Brit.

/tɛˈsteɪʃəs/, U.S.

/tɛˈsteɪʃəs/

Etymology: < Latin testāceus consisting of tiles, shells, etc.; brick-coloured; covered with a shell: see test n.² and -aceous suffix.

†1. Made of baked clay; pertaining to or of the nature of earthenware or a potsherd. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > [adjective] > made of baked clay

earthenc1350

pig1583

figuline1657

testaceous1658

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 31 In many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works.

1674 J. Bryan Harvest-home ii. 6 Testaceous Vessels; obnoxious To casualties, that are most various.

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 60 Exotic Plants..confined..to their Wooden Cases and Testaceous Prisons.

2. Having a shell, esp. a hard, calcareous, unarticulated shell. †testaceous fish = shell-fish.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > having a shell

shelly1593

cockled1598

testaceous1646

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of types of > of or relating to Testacea

testaceous1646

conchyliferous1811

testacean1846

testate1947

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 203 All [fishes] that are testaceous, as Oysters, Cocles, Wilks, Schollops, Muscles, are excluded.

1759 B. Stillingfleet tr. I. Biberg Oeconomy Nature in Misc. Tracts Nat. Hist. 47 Testaceous worms..eat away the hardest rocks.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iv. iii. 219 The testaceous marine animal,..known commonly by the vulgar name of Oyster.

1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 232 When the shell is so much enlarged that the contracted animal finds shelter beneath or within it, the animal is said to be testaceous.

a. Of the nature or substance of shells; shelly; consisting of a shell or shelly material.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of parts of molluscs > of shell or parts of shell

testaceous1668

trivalvous1681

articulate1685

tabulous1734

concamerated1747

costated1751

ribbed1752

multivalve1753

umbilical1755

multivalved1759

trichite1765

right-handed1776

ventricose1777

unequivalved1788

sinistral1803

white-lipped1813

white-mouthed1815

turriculated1822

umbonial1824

turreted1826

siphunculated1828

columellar1829

sinistrorsal1830

canaliferous1834

spirivalve1835

turrited1835

versant1839

mitriform1843

paucispiral1843

turriculate1843

siphuncled1847

ventricous1850

camerated1851

convolute1851

perforated1851

parietal1854

septiferous1854

planorbiform1856

planorboid1856

trivalved1856

turrite1856

siphunculate1875

turriform1875

umbonic1877

costate1881

interlocular1888

varicated1891

lirate1894

evolute1896

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 122 Exanguious Animals..whose bones are on their outside..testaceous; of a more hard and brittle substance.

1676 N. Grew Exper. Luctation i. §21 Millipedes, Egg-shells, or any other testaceous Bodies of the same strength.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 89 The testaceous matter of marine shells.

1881 Watson in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XV. 265 Operculum testaceous.

†b. Pharmacology. Of a medicinal powder: Prepared from the shells of animals. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > powder > [adjective] > prepared from shells

testaceous1710

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 392 I think testaceous Powders exert their Virtues much easier and sooner when fine.

1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 582 To give the pearl-julep, chalk, crabs eyes, and other testaceous powders.

1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Testaceous, a powder, consisting of burnt shells.

4. Of the colour of a tile, a flower-pot, unglazed pottery, etc.; dull red; in Zoology and Botany applied to shades of brownish red, brownish yellow, and reddish brown.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > brownish-red

rustya1398

hepaticc1420

horseflesh1530

rubiginousa1538

iron1587

bricky1615

ferrugineous1633

sand-reda1639

brickish1648

ferruginous1656

lateritious1656

brick-coloured1675

blood bay1684

testaceous1688

rust-coloureda1691

brick-red1740

brick-dust-like1765

maroon1771

rufous1782

brick-dusty1817

rusted1818

worm red1831

brownish-red1832

brown-red1835

foxy1850

rust1854

henna-coloured1865

chestnut-red1882

terra-cotta1882

copper-red1883

fox-red1910

oxblood1918

tony1921

henna-brown1931

henna-red2002

the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > reddish brown

russet1428

reddish-brown1530

sorrel1534

berry-brown1575

sored1587

russetish1600

Chelidonian1601

weaselled-coloured1607

deer-coloured1611

spadiceous1646

russeted1654

testaceous1688

russety1697

mahoganya1744

red-brown1786

reddy-brown1845

fusco-testaceous1847

mahogany-brown1881

persimmon1897

1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 275/2 The upper part of the Body is testaceous, or potsheard colour.

1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 393 Testaceous Lark. Bill black: upper parts of the body testaceous.

1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 136 Cup..testaceous yellow.

1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 420 Testaceous, brick-coloured,..not so bright as lateritious.

Derivatives

teˈstaceousness n. (rare^—0).

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Testaceousness, shelly Nature or Quality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	testaceous
释义	testaceousadj. Brit. /tɛˈsteɪʃəs/, U.S. /tɛˈsteɪʃəs/ Etymology: < Latin testāceus consisting of tiles, shells, etc.; brick-coloured; covered with a shell: see test n.² and -aceous suffix. †1. Made of baked clay; pertaining to or of the nature of earthenware or a potsherd. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > clay compositions > baked clay > [adjective] > made of baked clay earthenc1350 pig1583 figuline1657 testaceous1658 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall iii. 31 In many bricks, tiles, pots, and testaceous works. 1674 J. Bryan Harvest-home ii. 6 Testaceous Vessels; obnoxious To casualties, that are most various. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 60 Exotic Plants..confined..to their Wooden Cases and Testaceous Prisons. 2. Having a shell, esp. a hard, calcareous, unarticulated shell. †testaceous fish = shell-fish. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > having a shell shelly1593 cockled1598 testaceous1646 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of types of > of or relating to Testacea testaceous1646 conchyliferous1811 testacean1846 testate1947 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica 203 All [fishes] that are testaceous, as Oysters, Cocles, Wilks, Schollops, Muscles, are excluded. 1759 B. Stillingfleet tr. I. Biberg Oeconomy Nature in Misc. Tracts Nat. Hist. 47 Testaceous worms..eat away the hardest rocks. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iv. iii. 219 The testaceous marine animal,..known commonly by the vulgar name of Oyster. 1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 232 When the shell is so much enlarged that the contracted animal finds shelter beneath or within it, the animal is said to be testaceous. 3. a. Of the nature or substance of shells; shelly; consisting of a shell or shelly material. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Mollusca > [adjective] > of parts of molluscs > of shell or parts of shell testaceous1668 trivalvous1681 articulate1685 tabulous1734 concamerated1747 costated1751 ribbed1752 multivalve1753 umbilical1755 multivalved1759 trichite1765 right-handed1776 ventricose1777 unequivalved1788 sinistral1803 white-lipped1813 white-mouthed1815 turriculated1822 umbonial1824 turreted1826 siphunculated1828 columellar1829 sinistrorsal1830 canaliferous1834 spirivalve1835 turrited1835 versant1839 mitriform1843 paucispiral1843 turriculate1843 siphuncled1847 ventricous1850 camerated1851 convolute1851 perforated1851 parietal1854 septiferous1854 planorbiform1856 planorboid1856 trivalved1856 turrite1856 siphunculate1875 turriform1875 umbonic1877 costate1881 interlocular1888 varicated1891 lirate1894 evolute1896 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. 122 Exanguious Animals..whose bones are on their outside..testaceous; of a more hard and brittle substance. 1676 N. Grew Exper. Luctation i. §21 Millipedes, Egg-shells, or any other testaceous Bodies of the same strength. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature I. 89 The testaceous matter of marine shells. 1881 Watson in Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XV. 265 Operculum testaceous. †b. Pharmacology. Of a medicinal powder: Prepared from the shells of animals. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > powder > [adjective] > prepared from shells testaceous1710 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 392 I think testaceous Powders exert their Virtues much easier and sooner when fine. 1769 W. Buchan Domest. Med. ii. 582 To give the pearl-julep, chalk, crabs eyes, and other testaceous powders. 1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Testaceous, a powder, consisting of burnt shells. 4. Of the colour of a tile, a flower-pot, unglazed pottery, etc.; dull red; in Zoology and Botany applied to shades of brownish red, brownish yellow, and reddish brown. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > brownish-red rustya1398 hepaticc1420 horseflesh1530 rubiginousa1538 iron1587 bricky1615 ferrugineous1633 sand-reda1639 brickish1648 ferruginous1656 lateritious1656 brick-coloured1675 blood bay1684 testaceous1688 rust-coloureda1691 brick-red1740 brick-dust-like1765 maroon1771 rufous1782 brick-dusty1817 rusted1818 worm red1831 brownish-red1832 brown-red1835 foxy1850 rust1854 henna-coloured1865 chestnut-red1882 terra-cotta1882 copper-red1883 fox-red1910 oxblood1918 tony1921 henna-brown1931 henna-red2002 the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > reddish brown russet1428 reddish-brown1530 sorrel1534 berry-brown1575 sored1587 russetish1600 Chelidonian1601 weaselled-coloured1607 deer-coloured1611 spadiceous1646 russeted1654 testaceous1688 russety1697 mahoganya1744 red-brown1786 reddy-brown1845 fusco-testaceous1847 mahogany-brown1881 persimmon1897 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 275/2 The upper part of the Body is testaceous, or potsheard colour. 1783 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds II. ii. 393 Testaceous Lark. Bill black: upper parts of the body testaceous. 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 136 Cup..testaceous yellow. 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 420 Testaceous, brick-coloured,..not so bright as lateritious. Derivatives teˈstaceousness n. (rare^—0). ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Testaceousness, shelly Nature or Quality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1646
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