Paterson J. A Dictionary of Colour - A Lexicon of the Language of Colour (анг. яз.)

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453COLOUR PHRASES

shot in the dark; to take a

To make a wild guess without any background information for guidance.

silver lining; every cloud has a

A cliché suggesting that out of adversity will eventually come good or that there is

hope even in the direst of situations.

silver spoon in one’s mouth; to be born with a

Referring to someone from a very wealthy or aristocratic family; perhaps originating

from the custom of giving spoons as christening presents.

silver tongue; to have a

To be an eloquent speaker.

spotlight; to be in the

To be the subject of particular attention.

tarred with the same brush; to be

To share the same fault; to be subject to the same accusation as another.

technicolour yawn

An Australian expression for the process of vomiting.

white as a sheet (snow) (chalk); to be (go)

To go white in the face as a result of fear or illness.

white bread

A disparaging US slang expression referring to the mediocracy of the white middle

class.

white chief; the big

The leader or most important person in a particular group or organisation.

white feather; to show the

To show cowardice; originating from cockﬁghting where a white tail feather would

indicate a cock not of a top ﬁghting breed and thus lacking the ﬁghting spirit.

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white ﬂag; to show the

To indicate an intention or a wish to surrender.

white lie; to tell a

To say something untrue in circumstances where the teller believes the falsehood to

be justiﬁed to avoid hurt feelings or in the interests of politeness; to tell lies without

malice or any intention to cause hurt.

white out; to

To erase errors on paper with correction paper or ﬂuid.

whiter than white; to be

To be completely honest or virtuous; to have nothing to hide; to be innocent of a partic-

ular accusation.

white; to bleed someone

To cheat or deprive another of his money or belongings by a slow relentless process.

white; to speak

The intolerant plea of English-speaking Canadians made to their French-speaking fellow

Canadians to use the English language.

yellow-livered, to be

To be cowardly.

yellow streak; to have a

To be a coward.

455THE COLOURS

Appendix two:

The colours in alphabetical order

g absinthe, absinth

y acacia

bl academy blue

br acajou

g acid green

y acid yellow

y acid-drop yellow

met acier

g Ackermann’s Green

br acorn brown

y acridine yellow

bl Adam blue

p adobe

r Adrianople red

br adust

g æruca

v african violet

bl Air Force blue

bl air-blue

r alesan

* indicates one

of the 140 colours in

the X11 Color Set

b black

bl blue

br brown

d dark

g green

gl gold

gr grey

l light

ll lilac, lavender

met metallic colour

mul multi-coloured or

single coloured

o orange

p pink

pl pearl, rainbow-like,

iridescent

pp purple

r red

s silver

v violet

w white

y yellow

Legend

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br Algerian

bl AliceBlue*

bl Alice blue

r alizarin crimson

r almagra

p almond

g almond green

g Alp green

br amadou brown

pp amaranth

y amber

y amber yellow

bl amethyst

v anemone

r aniline red

br antelope

y antimony yellow

met antique bronze

w antique ivory

w Antique White*

bl Antwerp blue

g apple-green

r apricot

bl Aqua*

bl aqua blue

g aquagreen

g Aquamarine*

g aquamarine

g aquarelle

br aran

g arcadian green

s argent

s argental

br argil

g artichoke green

y arylide yellow

gr ash

w ash-blond(e)

gr ashes of roses

g asparagus

b asphalt

y asphodel

g asphodel green

b atred

pp aubergine

pp aubergine purple

r auburn

o aurora

y aurora yellow

br autumn brown

br aventurine

g avocado

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p azalea pink

bl azulin, azuline

bl azure

bl Azure*

bl azurine

bl baby blue

p baby pink

y Bacon’s pink

br badger brown

y banana

y barium yellow

br bark

gr battleship grey

br bay

br beaver

g beech-green

o beeswax

r beet

r beetroot red

r begonia

br beige

br Beige*

gr berettino

bl Berlin blue

g beryl

bl bice

g billiard green

g bird’s-egg green

br biscuit

br Bismarck

br Bismarck brown

br bisque

br Bisque*

br bistre

b black

b Black*

b black glamma

b blackberry

b blackcurrant

b/bl blae

y BlanchedAlmond*

p blancmange-pink

pp blatta

w blonde (f), blond (m)

r blood-dark

r blood-red

r bloody

bl bloom

p blossom

bl Blue*

bl blue

bl blue violet

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bl bluebell

bl bluebird

bl bluet

v BlueViolet*

bl blunket

r blush

p blush pink

r blush rose

g boat-green

br bois de rose

b bone black

w bone white

bl bonny blue

r Bordeaux

bl Bordeaux blue

bl Botticelli blue

r Botticelli pink

g bottle green

br bracken

br bran

r brazilwood

bl Bremen blue

g Bremen green

r brick

r brick-red

y brilliant yellow

r brique

g brocoli green

met bronze

br brown

br Brown*

br brunette

b Brunswick black

bl Brunswick blue

g Brunswick green

pp bruyère

p bubble-gum pink

g bud green

br buff

br bufﬁsh

r Burgundy

br BurlyWood*

r Burmese ruby

br burnt

br burnt ochre

o burnt orange

br burnt sienna

br burnt sugar caramel

br burnt umber

br burnt-almond

y butter yellow

y buttercup yellow

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gr butter-nut

y butterscotch

g cabbage green

br cacao brown

g cactus green

bl cadet blue

bl CadetBlue*

g cadmium green

y cadmium lemon

y cadmium lithopone

o cadmium orange

r cadmium red

r cadmium vermilion

y cadmium yellow

y cadmopone yellow

bl cæruleum

br café

br café au lait

bl Cambridge blue

br camel

bl campanula

bl canard

y canary

g canary green

y canary yellow

br cannelas

y cantaloupe

br canvas

o capucine

br caramel

r cardinal (red)

r carmine

r carnadine

p carnation

r carnelian

o carrot orange

r carrot red

r carroty

br Cassel brown

y Cassel yellow

r Castillian

gr castor

br catechu brown

pp cathay

br cedar

y cedary

g celadon

b celestial blue

bl celestine

gr cendre

r cerise

bl cerulean

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bl cerulean blue

bl cerulin, cerulein

r chalcedony

w chalk

w chalk-white

bl chambray

y chamois

y champagne

gr charcoal

br charcoal brown

gr charcoal grey

bl Charron blue

g Chartreuse*

bl chasseur-blue

r Cherokee red

r cherry

r cherry-red

br chestnut

br chestnut-brown

r Chianti

r chilli-red

bl China blue

bl Chinese blue

r Chinese red

r Chinese vermilion

w Chinese white

y Chinese yellow

bl ching

bl chinoline-blue

g chlorine

br chocolate

br Chocolate*

br chocolate brown

bl chow

y chrome

b chrome black

g chrome green

o chrome orange

r chrome red

y chrome yellow

met chromium

y chrysanthemum

g chrysolite green

g chrysoprase

bl ciel

br cigar

gr cimmerian

r Cincinatti Red

g cinnabar green

r cinnabar red

r cinnabar, cinnebar, zinnober

r cinnamon

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y citrine

y citron

bl clair de lune

r claret

br clay

bl clematis

bl Cleopatra

br clove brown

p clover

b coal-black

b coaly

bl cobalt blue

g cobalt green

bl cobalt turquoise

v cobalt violet

y cobalt yellow

r cochineal red

br cocoa

br cocoa brown

bl coeruleum

br coffee

br cognac

gr coke bottle green

g colibri

gr colombe

r colorado

v columbine

r columbine-red

r Congo red

bl Copenhagen blue

met copper

r coquelicot

o corabell

p coral

r Coral*

p coral pink

r coral red

r coralline

g corbeau

p corinthian pink

br cork

r cornelian red

bl CornFlowerBlue*

br Cornsilk*

gr corpse grey

r couleur de rose

bl Coventry blue

y cowslip

r coxcomb

r cramoisy

r cranberry red

y cream

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w creamy-white

v creme de violette

w Cremnitz white, Kremnitz white

r cremosin

g cresson

p crevette

r crimson

r Crimson*

r crimson lake

g cucumber green

br cuir

o cumquat, kumquat

y custard-yellow

bl cyan

bl Cyan*

r cyclamen

gr cypress

g cypress green

g Cyprus green

y daffodil yellow

r dahlia

p damask

r damson

y dandelion

gr dapple-grey

bl DarkBlue*

bl DarkCyan*

br DarkGoldenrod*

gr DarkGray*

gr DarkGreen*

br DarkKhaki*

r DarkMagenta*

gr DarkOliveGreen*

o DarkOrange*

v DarkOrchid*

r DarkRed*

p DarkSalmon*

gr DarkSeaGreen*

bl DarkSlateBlue*

gr DarkSlateGray*

bl DarkTurquoise*

v DarkViolet*

gr Davy’s grey

y daw

p day-glo pink, dayglo pink

gl dead gold

br dead-leaf brown

p DeepPink*

bl DeepSkyBlue*

bl Delft blue

bl delphine

bl delphinium blue