Turkey blue

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A deep blue obtained by careful application of indigo dye to silk. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Silk is dyed blue with indigo alone, without any proportion of woad... with ſix pounds of bran, and about twelve ounces of madder... half a pound of madder for each pound of potaſh, renders the vat greener, and produces a more fixed colour in the ſilk... it is wrung out, and expoſed to the air, that the green colour may change to a blue... Some addition is required to be made to the indigo, to give ſilk a deep blue... For the Turkey blue, which is the deepeſt, a ſtrong bath of archil is firſt prepared. Conchineal is alſo ſometimes uſed, inftead of archil, for the ground, to render the colour more permanent.
  2. An item dyed Turkey blue. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — The bales for the Tunis market should be assorted as under... 9 pieces Turkey blues [per] 50 pieces...
形容词 adj.
  1. Dyed Turkey blue. obsolete
  2. Colored Turkey blue or (inexact) a similarly deep blue. obsolete

词形变化

Turkey blues plural more Turkey blue comparative most Turkey blue superlative

词汇关系

近义词
Turkey Turkey color
相关词
Turkey red

词源

词源 1
From the manner of preparing indigo practiced in the Ottoman Empire ("Turkey"). Doublet of turquoise blue.
词源 2
From the manner of preparing indigo practiced in the Ottoman Empire ("Turkey"). Doublet of turquoise blue.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary