Aeneous

Aeneous
Aeneous A*["e]"ne*ous, a. [L. a["e]neus.] (Zo["o]l.) Colored like bronze. [1913 Webster]

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  • aeneous — /ay ee nee euhs/, adj. bronze colored: an aeneous beetle. Also, aëneous. [1805 15; < L aeneus, equiv. to aen(us) of bronze (ae(s) bronze + n adj. suffix) + eus EOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • aeneous — adjective Bronze colored It is useful to combine with each dose of the bromides 2 5 mins. of liquor arsenicalis, or 2 5 grs. of salol, which tend to diminish the symptoms of bromism, the most characteristic of which are aeneous eruptions on the… …   Wiktionary

  • aeneous — См. aeneus …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • aeneous — shining bronze colour Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • aeneous — ae·ne·ous …   English syllables

  • aeneous —   a. like brass …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • aeneous — …   Useful english dictionary

  • ayes- — A metal, copper or bronze. aeneous, era, from Latin aes, bronze, money.   [Pokorny ai̯os 15.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Colour Terms — This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of normal colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives; e.g. cardinal = deep scarlet red; russet = reddish brown. Note that most English speakers outside the U.S.… …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • aen — abbreviation Etymology: Latin aeneus, aenus more at aeneous of copper or bronze …   Useful english dictionary

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