isabella
See also: Isabella
English
Etymology
See discussion at Isabelline (colour).
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Noun
isabella (uncountable)
- A pale grey-yellow, fawn, cream-brown or parchment colour.
- 1864, Sir William Crookes, in Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (volume 10, page 301)
- If it be exposed to heat as soon as it is moderately warm, its dark olive colour changes almost suddenly to an Isabella colour, it becomes cloudy, and an abundant precipitate falls […]
- 1864, Sir William Crookes, in Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (volume 10, page 301)
Synonyms
- isabel
- isabelline
- parchment
Anagrams
- sailable