whitey-brownadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌwʌɪtɪˈbraʊn/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)waɪdiˈbraʊn/

Forms: see whitey adj. and brown adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whitey adj., brown adj.

Etymology: < whitey adj. + brown adj.

A. adj.

1. Of a whitish brown colour; pale brown. Now somewhat rare.Sometimes spec. with reference to paper (cf. sense B. 1 and whited brown adj. at whited adj. Compounds).

ΘΚΠ

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

parchment1597

whited brown1650

whitey-brown1658

coffee-coloured1695

dust-coloured1800

ochre-brown1853

blonde1866

biscuit1875

weedy-brown1886

mousy1888

bisque1890

toast-coloured1898

suntan1923

sunblush1930

rachel1951

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [adjective] > other types of paper

sinking1575

whitey-brown1786

metallic1799

gilt-edge1807

legal1815

tindery1886

squared1887

Silurian1892

stamped1907

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) i. xiv. 961 It hath horns broad and bended, of a whity-brown colour.

1778 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain (ed. 2) II. xlv. 104 The frequent marriages of these men here with white women, and the succession of black, brown, and whity brown people, produced by these very unnatural..alliances.

1786 F. Burney Diary 2 Aug. (1842) III. 43 She seized a piece of whity-brown paper.

1815 Zeluca II. ii. 83 Detestable creature, with her whity brown hair.

1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip II. iii. 50 Whitey-brown bread.

1906 W. D. Howells Delightful Eng. Towns 91 The tender blue sky..with whity-brown clouds.

1954 J. Huxley From Antique Land xiii. 221 The slender brick minarets, protruding from the welter of its whitey-brown roofs.

2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs v. 73 I recognised the smooth whitey-brown badger pelts with their distinctive stripes.

†2. figurative. Undecided, not committed to a particular opinion. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective] > taking neutral stance

neuter1494

neutral1494

neuter1525

indifferenta1538

neuterlike1556

neutralizing1602

neutralist1648

colourless1793

achromatic1799

uncommitted1814

(to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1828

non-committal1829

non-partisan1843

whitey-brown1892

middle of the road1894

neutralistic1914

value-free1916

value-neutral1929

middle road1951

non-aligned1954

unaligned1961

1892 Spectator 19 Mar. 391/1 Let us..have no whitey-brown men.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 28 Dec. 8/2 The whitey-brown men, a political tribe of undecided colour,..who side with any party.

B. n.

1. A whitish-brown paper of lower quality than white paper, typically used for wrapping. Now rare.In the manufacture of whitey-brown, the pulp produced from rags is washed but not bleached.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > paper of specific colour

white paper1446

brown1712

whitey-brown1761

cream-laid1858

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > wrapping-papers

cap-paper1577

packing paper1590

cap1620

German Lombard1712

wrapping-paper1715

butter paper1727

whitey-brown1761

kitchen paper?1782

emporetic1790

tea-paper1814

needle paper1852

small hand1853

grocer's paper1861

tobacco paper1877

grocery-paper1883

greaseproof paper1894

chip paper1935

toffee paper1958

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper

India paper1721

whitey-brown1761

hot press1807

splash-paper1811

India proof1812

India paper proof1814

crinkled paper1820

pattern paper1849

powder paper1856

sheathing1859

chartaline1880

lining paper1880

Whatman1880

greaseproof paper1894

papyroxylin1894

shelf paper1895

corrugated paper1897

construction paper1902

Ingres paper1910

liner1921

cartolina1936

wood-free1966

1761 St. James's Chron. 25 June She..offered the Doctor a whole Sheet of clean whity brown for a Sermon Case.

1816 G. Colman Eccentricities Edinb. 57 A Paper, coarse in grain; For England's Monarchs, then, were fain To handle whitey-brown.

1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross (new ed.) xxv. 177 Take that [sc. a letter]..and make curl-papers on't, and don't you be so 'eavy on my witey-brown.

1914 H. G. Aldis in Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. (1970) XI. xiv. 326 The little ‘whity-brown’ covered sixpenny numbers of the British poets on which Leigh Hunt ‘doted’.

2. A whitish brown colour. Now rare.In quot. 1858, in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > light brown

dust-colour1607

milk chocolate1723

café au lait1763

whitey-brown1858

biscuit1879

rachel1880

bisque1891

lobster bisque1895

toast-colour1898

parchment1904

toast1922

suntan1923

milk coffee1972

1858 Times 25 May 7/2 Red subsides to rose pink, and black to whitey brown.

1891 Gardening Illustr. 17 Jan. 659/1 We want more bright colours, not an increase of whitey-browns.

1903 B. Mitford Veldt Vendetta xix. 190 ‘What's wrong?’ said Brian sharply, his own bronzed countenance turning a kind of whitey-brown.

1933 Observer 25 June 9/3 The prevalence of all those whity-browns which captivate the eye in North Africa.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whitey-brown
释义	whitey-brownadj.n. Brit. /ˌwʌɪtɪˈbraʊn/, U.S. /ˌ(h)waɪdiˈbraʊn/ Forms: see whitey adj. and brown adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whitey adj., brown adj. Etymology: < whitey adj. + brown adj. A. adj. 1. Of a whitish brown colour; pale brown. Now somewhat rare.Sometimes spec. with reference to paper (cf. sense B. 1 and whited brown adj. at whited adj. Compounds). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [adjective] > light brown parchment1597 whited brown1650 whitey-brown1658 coffee-coloured1695 dust-coloured1800 ochre-brown1853 blonde1866 biscuit1875 weedy-brown1886 mousy1888 bisque1890 toast-coloured1898 suntan1923 sunblush1930 rachel1951 society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [adjective] > other types of paper sinking1575 whitey-brown1786 metallic1799 gilt-edge1807 legal1815 tindery1886 squared1887 Silurian1892 stamped1907 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) i. xiv. 961 It hath horns broad and bended, of a whity-brown colour. 1778 P. Thicknesse Year's Journey France & Spain (ed. 2) II. xlv. 104 The frequent marriages of these men here with white women, and the succession of black, brown, and whity brown people, produced by these very unnatural..alliances. 1786 F. Burney Diary 2 Aug. (1842) III. 43 She seized a piece of whity-brown paper. 1815 Zeluca II. ii. 83 Detestable creature, with her whity brown hair. 1862 W. M. Thackeray Adventures of Philip II. iii. 50 Whitey-brown bread. 1906 W. D. Howells Delightful Eng. Towns 91 The tender blue sky..with whity-brown clouds. 1954 J. Huxley From Antique Land xiii. 221 The slender brick minarets, protruding from the welter of its whitey-brown roofs. 2003 M. Elphinstone Voyageurs v. 73 I recognised the smooth whitey-brown badger pelts with their distinctive stripes. †2. figurative. Undecided, not committed to a particular opinion. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [adjective] > taking neutral stance neuter1494 neutral1494 neuter1525 indifferenta1538 neuterlike1556 neutralizing1602 neutralist1648 colourless1793 achromatic1799 uncommitted1814 (to stand or sit) on or upon the fence1828 non-committal1829 non-partisan1843 whitey-brown1892 middle of the road1894 neutralistic1914 value-free1916 value-neutral1929 middle road1951 non-aligned1954 unaligned1961 1892 Spectator 19 Mar. 391/1 Let us..have no whitey-brown men. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 28 Dec. 8/2 The whitey-brown men, a political tribe of undecided colour,..who side with any party. B. n. 1. A whitish-brown paper of lower quality than white paper, typically used for wrapping. Now rare.In the manufacture of whitey-brown, the pulp produced from rags is washed but not bleached. ΘΚΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > material to write on > paper > [noun] > paper of specific colour white paper1446 brown1712 whitey-brown1761 cream-laid1858 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > wrapping-papers cap-paper1577 packing paper1590 cap1620 German Lombard1712 wrapping-paper1715 butter paper1727 whitey-brown1761 kitchen paper?1782 emporetic1790 tea-paper1814 needle paper1852 small hand1853 grocer's paper1861 tobacco paper1877 grocery-paper1883 greaseproof paper1894 chip paper1935 toffee paper1958 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > material for making paper > paper > [noun] > other types of paper India paper1721 whitey-brown1761 hot press1807 splash-paper1811 India proof1812 India paper proof1814 crinkled paper1820 pattern paper1849 powder paper1856 sheathing1859 chartaline1880 lining paper1880 Whatman1880 greaseproof paper1894 papyroxylin1894 shelf paper1895 corrugated paper1897 construction paper1902 Ingres paper1910 liner1921 cartolina1936 wood-free1966 1761 St. James's Chron. 25 June She..offered the Doctor a whole Sheet of clean whity brown for a Sermon Case. 1816 G. Colman Eccentricities Edinb. 57 A Paper, coarse in grain; For England's Monarchs, then, were fain To handle whitey-brown. 1854 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross (new ed.) xxv. 177 Take that [sc. a letter]..and make curl-papers on't, and don't you be so 'eavy on my witey-brown. 1914 H. G. Aldis in Cambr. Hist. Eng. Lit. (1970) XI. xiv. 326 The little ‘whity-brown’ covered sixpenny numbers of the British poets on which Leigh Hunt ‘doted’. 2. A whitish brown colour. Now rare.In quot. 1858, in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > brown or brownness > [noun] > light brown dust-colour1607 milk chocolate1723 café au lait1763 whitey-brown1858 biscuit1879 rachel1880 bisque1891 lobster bisque1895 toast-colour1898 parchment1904 toast1922 suntan1923 milk coffee1972 1858 Times 25 May 7/2 Red subsides to rose pink, and black to whitey brown. 1891 Gardening Illustr. 17 Jan. 659/1 We want more bright colours, not an increase of whitey-browns. 1903 B. Mitford Veldt Vendetta xix. 190 ‘What's wrong?’ said Brian sharply, his own bronzed countenance turning a kind of whitey-brown. 1933 Observer 25 June 9/3 The prevalence of all those whity-browns which captivate the eye in North Africa. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1658
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