cinereous
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cinereous
- /sɪˈnɪəɹi.əs/
Where it comes from
Latin cinereus, from cinis, cineris (“ashes”).
adjective more cinereous · most cinereous
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Of an ash-gray colour.
With a bill two inches and a half long , very ſlender , and a little recurvated : head , and upper part of neck , cinereous , with dusky lines : over each eye a white line
Similar: ashen
- Like ashes.
- Containing ashes. We likewise see by the valuable Work of Andrew Burdon, professor of the Royal French Academy of Painting, that the Antients occasionally used the Amphora form in other parts of the world as both cinereous and lachrymal urns; […]
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adj colour
| Português | cinéreo |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | aschgrau, aschfarben |
| Română | cenușiu |
adj containing ashes
| Română | plin de cenușă |
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title = {cinereous},
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