colourish

词形变化

colourishes 三单 colourishing colourishing 现在分词 colourished 过去式 colourished 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A substance used in gilding to brighten the finish of the gilded object.

    废旧 不可数

    1671, Robert Boyle, Some Considerations Touching the Usefulnesse of Experimental Naturall Philosophy, Oxford: Ric. Davis, Volume 2, Essay I, Section V, p. 27, For having by this means overlaid it evenly with Gold, they can easily with fire force away the Mercury; and, with a liquor impregnated with Nitre, Verdigrease, Sal Armoniack, and other Saline Bodies, which they call a Colourish, restore its lustre to the remaining Gold, which they after make bright by polishing.

v.
  1. 1.

    To add colour to, to brighten with colour.

    废旧 及物