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词汇 rose du Barry
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Definition of rose du Barry in English:

rose du Barry

noun ˌrəʊz d(j)ʊ ˈbari
  • A soft shade of pink originally developed (1757) for use as a ground colour on Sèvres porcelain.

adjective ˌrəʊz d(j)ʊ ˈbari
  • Designating something of this colour.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), prime minister and novelist. Either from rose + the name of the Comtesse du Barry, mistress to Louis XV from the late 1760s and a patron of the Sèvres porcelain factory, or from French Rose du Barry.

Definition of rose du Barry in US English:

rose du Barry

nounˌrəʊz d(j)ʊ ˈbari
  • A soft shade of pink originally developed (1757) for use as a ground colour on Sèvres porcelain.

adjectiveˌrəʊz d(j)ʊ ˈbari
  • Designating something of this colour.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), prime minister and novelist. Either from rose + the name of the Comtesse du Barry, mistress to Louis XV from the late 1760s and a patron of the Sèvres porcelain factory, or from French Rose du Barry.

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