Russian violet

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A color of a rich and deep shade of violet, associated with the regal hues of Russian history.
    — It is already evident that purples generally, and these Russian violet shades in particular, are among the leading favorites for straws, also that pale grays are to a certain extent taking the place of white, more especailly where silk materials used for covering shapes and trimming are concerned.
  2. A variety of violet, Viola suavis, noted for its hardiness and strong fragrance.
    — The Russian Violet, formed to retain both tint and fragrance through the most biting severity of weather, gives me this lesson of hope; bringing also in its train many a recollection no less dear than are the anticipations it numbers.
  3. A perfume fragrance that was popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
    — A pretty little cut-glass perfume spray, with double india-rubber bellows, filled with Russian Violet and in a decorated case, is astonishingly cheap for 3s.;

词形变化

Russian violets plural
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