- Cinereous
- Cinereous Ci*ne"re*ous, a. [L. cinereus, fr. cinis ashes.] Like ashes; ash-colored; grayish. [1913 Webster]
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Cinereous — Tinamou Cinereous is a colour, meaning ashy grey in appearance, either consisting of or resembling ashes, or a grey colour tinged with coppery brown. It is derived from the Latin cinereous, from cinis (ashes). The first recorded use of cinereous… … Wikipedia
cinereous — [sə nir′ē əs] adj. [L cinerosus < cinis: see CINERIN] 1. of or like ashes 2. of the color of ashes; ash gray … English World dictionary
cinereous — /si near ee euhs/, adj. 1. in the state of or reduced to ashes: cinereous bodies. 2. resembling ashes. 3. ashen; ash colored; grayish: a cinereous bird. Also, cineritious /sin euh rish euhs/. [1655 65; < L cinereus, equiv. to ciner (s. of cinis)… … Universalium
cinereous — /səˈnɪəriəs/ (say suh nearreeuhs) adjective 1. in the state of ashes: cinereous bodies. 2. resembling ashes. 3. ashen; ash coloured; greyish: cinereous crow. Also, cinereal /sɪnəˈriəl/ (say sinuh reeuhl). {Latin cinereus ash coloured} …
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