butter colourbutter colorn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈbʌtə ˌkʌlə/, U.S.

/ˈbədər ˌkələr/

Forms: see butter n.¹ and colour n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, colour n.¹

Etymology: < butter n.¹ + colour n.¹ With use as adjective compare butter-coloured adj.

A. n.

1. The cream or pale yellow colour of butter.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [noun] > cream

butter colour1629

cream colour1694

creaminess1856

cream1872

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > pale yellow

gullnessa1300

butter colour1629

wheat-colour1711

straw colour1737

jonquil1791

straw-yellow1794

straw1799

wax-yellow1805

sulphur-yellow1816

wax-colour1854

daffodil1855

sulphur-colour1866

sherry colour1871

tea rose1872

mastic1890

wheat1915

sulphur1924

straw-gold1963

buttermilk1977

1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole xvii. 167 This Saffron flower..is of so pale a yellowish white, that it is more white then yellow, which some doe call a butter colour.

1778 Weekly Misc. 2 Feb. 423 The master of the family had a full trimmed suit of the fashionable butter-colour, with metal buttons not less than spectacle glasses.

1848 Amer. Agriculturist July 202/2 The paint will fade to a rich butter color, which is as high a color as is desirable.

1894 Daily News 20 Mar. 3/1 Yellowish cream-colour, called butter-colour by the modistes.

1922 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 May 747/2 Even viewed through the skin this butter colour of the tophus is easily seen.

2006 M. Wildgen You're not You (2007) 140 Kate had painted the kitchen the same butter color as her old one.

2. A yellow food colouring used in butter and butter substitutes. Now historical.

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the world > food and drink > food > additive > colouring agents > [noun]

saffronc1450

crocus1659

pot marigold1760

browning1769

parsley green1845

butter colour1877

food colouring1887

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > other yellows

jessamy1728

kamala1820

honey-gold1850

strontian yellow1854

spiraein1868

butter colour1877

honeysuckle1881

mimosa1909

1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 2 Mar. Since Wells, Richardson & Co. commenced the manufacture of their ‘Perfected Butter Color’ the prejudice against the use of artificial coloring in butter has been swept away at a rapid rate.

1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 573/1 Improved Butter Color... 1 Gallon Cans.

1920 O. F. Hunziker Butter Industry x. 303 The amount of butter color to be used varies greatly with locality, season of year and markets.

2010 C. Kimball Fannie's Last Supper 39 More interesting establishments listed in the ward maps of that year include two potato chip companies, a butter color supplier, [etc.].

B. adj.

Of the cream or pale yellow colour of butter; butter-coloured.

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the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow

gull13..

flaxen?1523

palew1547

straw-coloured1585

branlie1589

straw colour1589

flaxy1634

festucine1646

sulphureous1656

flaxenish1661

butter colour1665

strawy1668

straw-yellow1794

bombycinous1796

sulphur-coloured1811

sherry-yellow1813

sulphur-yellow1816

bombasic1825

straw1842

wax-coloured1842

stramineous1845

maize-coloured1852

daffodil1855

daw1856

flax1873

sherry-coloured1875

mastic1890

sulpho-chromic1895

ochroid1897

wheat-coloured1898

sulphurous1899

sulphury1900

tea rose1900

straw-pale1922

1665 J. Rea Flora i. ix. 52 Dutches Brancion is a fair large flower, with long round-pointed leaves, of a deep shining Scarlet-colour, with deep butter-colour edges.

1919 Times 17 July 16/3 A black cape with touches of gold, with a butter-colour lining.

1948 Irish Monthly 76 502 By the time the lupins were in flower, blue and white and butter colour, Jerry felt at home in the garden.

2007 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 7 Jan. 109 Emily walked down the aisle in a butter-colour Rapsimo dress with lace and ruching detail.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	butter colour
释义	butter colourbutter colorn.adj. Brit. /ˈbʌtə ˌkʌlə/, U.S. /ˈbədər ˌkələr/ Forms: see butter n.¹ and colour n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: butter n.¹, colour n.¹ Etymology: < butter n.¹ + colour n.¹ With use as adjective compare butter-coloured adj. A. n. 1. The cream or pale yellow colour of butter. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [noun] > cream butter colour1629 cream colour1694 creaminess1856 cream1872 the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > pale yellow gullnessa1300 butter colour1629 wheat-colour1711 straw colour1737 jonquil1791 straw-yellow1794 straw1799 wax-yellow1805 sulphur-yellow1816 wax-colour1854 daffodil1855 sulphur-colour1866 sherry colour1871 tea rose1872 mastic1890 wheat1915 sulphur1924 straw-gold1963 buttermilk1977 1629 J. Parkinson Paradisi in Sole xvii. 167 This Saffron flower..is of so pale a yellowish white, that it is more white then yellow, which some doe call a butter colour. 1778 Weekly Misc. 2 Feb. 423 The master of the family had a full trimmed suit of the fashionable butter-colour, with metal buttons not less than spectacle glasses. 1848 Amer. Agriculturist July 202/2 The paint will fade to a rich butter color, which is as high a color as is desirable. 1894 Daily News 20 Mar. 3/1 Yellowish cream-colour, called butter-colour by the modistes. 1922 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 13 May 747/2 Even viewed through the skin this butter colour of the tophus is easily seen. 2006 M. Wildgen You're not You (2007) 140 Kate had painted the kitchen the same butter color as her old one. 2. A yellow food colouring used in butter and butter substitutes. Now historical. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > colouring agents > [noun] saffronc1450 crocus1659 pot marigold1760 browning1769 parsley green1845 butter colour1877 food colouring1887 the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [noun] > other yellows jessamy1728 kamala1820 honey-gold1850 strontian yellow1854 spiraein1868 butter colour1877 honeysuckle1881 mimosa1909 1877 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Sentinel 2 Mar. Since Wells, Richardson & Co. commenced the manufacture of their ‘Perfected Butter Color’ the prejudice against the use of artificial coloring in butter has been swept away at a rapid rate. 1895 Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 573/1 Improved Butter Color... 1 Gallon Cans. 1920 O. F. Hunziker Butter Industry x. 303 The amount of butter color to be used varies greatly with locality, season of year and markets. 2010 C. Kimball Fannie's Last Supper 39 More interesting establishments listed in the ward maps of that year include two potato chip companies, a butter color supplier, [etc.]. B. adj. Of the cream or pale yellow colour of butter; butter-coloured. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > pale yellow gull13.. flaxen?1523 palew1547 straw-coloured1585 branlie1589 straw colour1589 flaxy1634 festucine1646 sulphureous1656 flaxenish1661 butter colour1665 strawy1668 straw-yellow1794 bombycinous1796 sulphur-coloured1811 sherry-yellow1813 sulphur-yellow1816 bombasic1825 straw1842 wax-coloured1842 stramineous1845 maize-coloured1852 daffodil1855 daw1856 flax1873 sherry-coloured1875 mastic1890 sulpho-chromic1895 ochroid1897 wheat-coloured1898 sulphurous1899 sulphury1900 tea rose1900 straw-pale1922 1665 J. Rea Flora i. ix. 52 Dutches Brancion is a fair large flower, with long round-pointed leaves, of a deep shining Scarlet-colour, with deep butter-colour edges. 1919 Times 17 July 16/3 A black cape with touches of gold, with a butter-colour lining. 1948 Irish Monthly 76 502 By the time the lupins were in flower, blue and white and butter colour, Jerry felt at home in the garden. 2007 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 7 Jan. 109 Emily walked down the aisle in a butter-colour Rapsimo dress with lace and ruching detail. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1629
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