Isabelline

//ɪzəˈbɛlɪn// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Coloured a greyish yellow.

    "The isabelline (or Daurian) shrike is a greyish-yellow and hunts from prominent perches, impaling the corpses on thorns as a larder."

  2. 2
    Of or related to Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504). not-comparable
  3. 3
    Of a style of Spanish Gothic architecture that flourished under Isabella I of Castile. not-comparable

    "A little later the focus shifted to Valladolid and became increasingly florid—the Isabelline style—reaching its most extreme in the facades of San Pablo and the Colegio San Gregorio."

Synonyms

All synonyms
isabellaisabella

Example

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"The isabelline (or Daurian) shrike is a greyish-yellow and hunts from prominent perches, impaling the corpses on thorns as a larder."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From isabella + -ine.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish isabelino. Equivalent to Isabella + -ine.

Related phrases

isabelline bearisabelline wheatear

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