Obscure Color Terms

This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of 'normal' colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives. Found http://phrontistery.info/colours.html

Word	Definition
aeneous	shining bronze colour
albicant	whitish; becoming white
albugineous	like the white of an eye or an egg; white-coloured
amaranthine	immortal; undying; deep purple-red colour
argent	the heraldic colour silver or white
atrous	jet black
aubergine	eggplant; a dark purple colour
aurulent	gold-coloured
azuline	blue
azure	light or sky blue; the heraldic colour blue
badious	chestnut-coloured
beige	light creamy white-brown
brunneous	dark brown
burnet	dark brown; dark woollen cloth
caesious	bluish or greyish green
cardinal	deep scarlet red colour
castaneous	chestnut-coloured
castory	brown colour; brown dye derived from beaver pelts
celadon	pale green; pale green glazed pottery
celeste	sky blue
cerulean	sky-blue; dark blue; sea-green
cesious	bluish-grey
chartreuse	yellow-green colour
chlorochrous	green-coloured
chrysochlorous	greenish-gold
cinerious	ashen; ash-grey
cinnabar	red crystalline mercuric sulfide pigment; deep red or scarlet colour
citreous	lemon-coloured; lemony
citrine	dark greenish-yellow
claret	dark red-purple colour; a dark-red wine
coccineous	bright red
columbine	of or like a dove; dove-coloured
coquelicot	brilliant red; poppy red
corbeau	blackish green
cramoisy	crimson
cretaceous	of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour
croceate	saffron-coloured
cyaneous	sky blue
eau-de-nil	pale green colour
eburnean	of or like ivory; ivory-coloured
erythraean	reddish colour
ferruginous	of the colour of rust; impregnated with iron
filemot	dead-leaf colour; dull brown
flammeous	flame-coloured
flavescent	yellowish or turning yellow
fuliginous	sooty; dusky; soot-coloured; of or pertaining to soot
fulvous	dull yellow; tawny
fuscous	brown; tawny; dingy
gamboge	reddish-yellow colour
glaucous	sea-green; greyish-blue
goldenrod	dark golden yellow
greige	of a grey-beige colour
gridelin	violet-grey
griseous	pearl-grey or blue-grey; grizzled
haematic	blood-coloured
heliotrope	purplish hue; purplish-flowered plant; ancient sundial; signalling mirror
hoary	pale silver-grey colour; grey with age
hyacinthine	of a blue or purple colour
ianthine	violet-coloured
ibis	large stork-like bird; a pale apricot colour
icterine	yellowish or marked with yellow
icteritious	jaundiced; yellow
incarnadine	carnation-coloured; blood-red
indigo	deep blue-violet colour; a blue-violet dye
infuscate	clouded or tinged with brown; obscured; cloudy brown colour
isabelline	greyish yellow
jacinthe	orange colour
jessamy	yellow like a jasmine
kermes	brilliant red colour; a red dye derived from insects
khaki	light brown or tan
lateritious	brick-red
leucochroic	white or pale-coloured
liard	grey; dapple-grey
lovat	grey-green; blue-green
lurid	red-yellow; yellow-brown
luteolous	yellowish
luteous	golden-yellow
lutescent	yellowish
madder	red dye made from brazil wood; a reddish or red-orange colour
magenta	reddish purple
maroon	brownish crimson
mauve	light bluish purple
mazarine	rich blue or reddish-blue colour
melanic	black; very dark
melichrous	having a honey-like colour
meline	canary-yellow
miniaceous	colour of reddish lead
minium	vermilion; red lead
modena	crimson
morel	dark-coloured horse; blackish colour
nacarat	bright orange-red
nankeen	buff-coloured; durable buff-coloured cotton
nigricant	of a blackish colour
nigrine	black
niveous	snowy; white
ochre	yellowish or yellow-brown colour
ochroleucous	yellowish white
olivaceous	olive-coloured
or	heraldic colour gold or yellow
pavonated	peacock-blue
periwinkle	a bluish or azure colour; a plant with bluish flowers
perse	dark blue or bluish-grey; cloth of such a colour
phoeniceous	bright scarlet-red colour
piceous	like pitch; inflammable; reddish black
plumbeous	leaden; lead-coloured
ponceau	poppy red
porphyrous	purple
porraceous	leek-green
prasinous	leek-green colour
primrose	pale yellow
puccoon	blood-root; dark red colour
puce	brownish-purple; purplish-pink
puniceous	bright or purplish red
purpure	heraldic colour purple
purpureal	purple
pyrrhous	reddish; ruddy
rhodopsin	visual purple
rubiginous	rusty-coloured
rubious	ruby red; rusty
rufous	reddish or brownish-red
russet	reddish brown
sable	black; dark; of a black colour in heraldry
saffron	orange-yellow
sage	grey-green colour
sanguineous	bloody; of, like or pertaining to blood; blood-red
sapphire	deep pure blue
sarcoline	flesh-coloured
sepia	fine brown
sinopia	preparatory drawing for a fresco; reddish-brown colour
slate	dull dark blue-grey
smalt	deep blue
smaragdine	emerald green
solferino	purplish red
sorrel	reddish-brown; light chestnut
spadiceous	chestnut-coloured
stammel	coarse woollen fabric, usually dyed red; bright red colour
stramineous	strawy; light; worthless; straw-coloured
suede	light beige
sulphureous	bright yellow
tan	tawny brown
taupe	brownish-grey
tawny	brownish-yellow
teal	greenish-blue
terracotta	reddish-brown
testaceous	of or having a hard shell; brick-red
tilleul	pale yellowish-green
titian	red-gold or reddish-brown
topaz	dark yellow
turquoise	blue-green
ultramarine	deep blue
umber	brownish red
vermeil	bright red or vermilion colour; gilded silver
vermilion	bright red
vinaceous	wine-coloured
vinous	deep red; burgundy
violaceous	violet-coloured
violet	bluish purple
virescent	becoming green or greenish; of a greenish colour
virid	green
viridian	chrome green
vitellary	bright yellow
wallflower	yellowish-red
watchet	pale blue
wheaten	the golden colour of ripe wheat
whey	off-white
willowish	of the colour of willow leaves
xanthic	yellow; yellowish
zinnober	chrome green

Pet Peeves

• Eating in bed and leaving crumbs
• Spammers.
• People who call but don't leave a message.
• Wasting food, like when a person takes a full plateful of food and then eat two bites.
• People who don't vote and then complain about the results.
• Tables at restaurants that are next to or in the direct line of view of the restrooms. I don't want to look at and think about people going to the bathroom while I eat.

Morning Wading

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Puff

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Pet Peeves

• When people put (sp?) after words when the spell check button is right in front of them.
• Piling up clothes in the corner of the room instead of putting them in the hamper.
• Hair on the soap.
• People who are stingy with money when they clearly have a lot of it.
• People who cook for you, and use the same spoon multiple times to taste what they are cooking while cooking it, like for pasta sauce or soup.
• Shopping carts with a broken wheel.
• The sound of somebody playing with silverware on a plate.
• Going out to dinner with a big group, eating $10 worth of food and having to split the whole bill and ending up paying much more than you ate.
• Sitting in the movies and hearing someone eating popcorn.

Mosaic Monday Taupe

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Pet Peeves

• Having to use more than one remote control (one for TV, dvd player, cable box, TIVO, etc.)
• People who throw cigarette butts on the beach.
• People who leave shopping carts in the parking lot instead of taking them back to the corral.
• People who go the wrong way in a parking lot.
• People letting their dogs use my yard as their toilet.
• People throwing trash into a recycle bin.
• Movie sequels that are unnecessary.
• Drivers who tailgate.
• Anyone male or female- who says "We're pregnant." Are they sharing a uterus?
• When you have an itch on the bottom of your foot and you can't scratch it because you have shoes on.

Words

All my favorites.

Source unknown.

blessed and thankful for this...

☆blessed for the safety and security of our family
☆blessed with being together
☆blessed with having a hard working husband
☆blessed with health
☆blessed with knowing that I am loved
☆blessed with waking each day to see the sun, blue skies, and white clouds
☆blessed with intelligence
☆blessed with spirituality and peace
☆blessed with every experience I’ve had in my life to share the lessons with others
☆blessed with not ever spending a minute living in fear
☆blessed with the funny feeling I find a great vintage treasure
☆blessed with

☆I’m thankful for my husband, who every day inspires me to be a better woman
☆I'm thankful for my extraordinary children whom I love more than all the breaths in the world
☆I'm thankful for that I have the greatest, most supportive parents ever!
☆I'm thankful for my old and new friends

What are you thankful for?

Nothing Better

zs : Nothing better than laying in bed with kids on a day off watching Sponge Bob.

zs : Nothing better than being excited for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow night.

zs : Nothing better than listening to my kids imaginary conversations.

zs : Nothing better than opening up the windows and letting a crisp breeze into our home.

zs : Nothing better than booking a trip to Denver next week to listen to Andy speak in front of a room full of investors and Breckenridge to ski.

zs : Nothing better taking a deep breath.

zs : Nothing better than dreaming about my next house.

zs : Nothing better than procrastinating on projects by reorganizing my studio.

zs : Nothing better than the feeling I get from cleaning out/purging/organizing my studio.

zs : Nothing better than the price of gold at $1183.80

Mosaic Monday Yellow

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i {heart}

Lilia
from
flea market studio.

So gorgeous.
I love the wings, love the lace, love the polka dots.

Her work is so beautiful, shabby, vintagy layers of love. I've looked at her etsy shop and it's filled with such goodies- run and check it out!

I loved looking at her art journals that were made with her daughter in mind. They are filled with pages and memories of her little girl growing up surrounded by pink, blue, lace, and feathers. Lilia has preserved the memories in such a sweet way...get's me inspired to try and organize myself to do the same with my children.

Oh, here's her blog fleamarketstudio.typepad.com when you are done with looking at her etsy shop, check out the blog.

Pictures of family, beach, pumpkins...it's worth stopping by after a long day of working, grab a glass of wine, cup of tea, or a sparkling water and check out the works of Lilia.

Vanessa Valencia of A Fanciful Twist

Oh my gosh...
Love this lady!
And I guarantee you will too!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/AFancifulTwist

i {heart} Clothbound Penguin Classics

Coralie Bickford-Smith is the designer behind these gorgeous clothbound books. Coralie Bickford-Smith is a senior cover designer at Penguin Books, where she has created several series designs.

They are classics that I have never read BUT will now...

Here are some of the titles but there are so many more

• Sense and Sensibility
• Emma
• Oliver Twist
• Jane Eyre
• Sense and Sensibility
  
• Crime and Punishment
• The Picture of Dorian Gray

www.anthropologie.com
GO TO
the
WEBSITE
to
PURCHASE

Daddy's shoes

I hope one day you'll walk the same path your daddy has.

I hope one day you'll have the same great memories your daddy has had.

I hope one day you'll be what you'll be happy to be.

What does Lola ♥ {heart}

I've asked Lola what she ♡ and she she's answered this...

"Gykie"
iCarly
Jonas Brothers
Miley Cyrus
laying in bed with mommy
my sister

i {heart} monica bellucci

This is an old photograph that I found on one of my favorite sites for inspiration...http://nickdrake.tumblr.com/page/30. It's Monica Bellucci and she is an Italian actress who has been in several movies. She's 45 years old and STUNNING! Her most memorable movie (i think) was she was Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ (Heavy). I love this photograph and I wish I knew who took it or what year it was taken in.

inspiration

josephzohn.tumblr.com

i {heart} sweaters by Seema Sudan

Lia Molly is a sweater collection for kids that is Designed Exclusively for Anthropologie. They carry it for children until 18 months...WHAT????? Hand knitted with eye-popping threads, the droolicious details of fabulous appliqués, over sized buttons, and velvet ribbons add to the charm of each piece.

Interview found on http://www.sheckys.com/designerlounge/48/liamolly

Designer: Seema Sudan

www.liamolly.com

How did you become a designer?

I've been a knitter since I was nine. I followed this passion to Parsons School of Design in NYC. I've worked for many major companies as a knitwear designer and finally have launched a knitwear business of my own, liaMolly, which is named after my kids Liam and Molly. We’re based in the city that inspires me most, New Orleans.

What’s your inspiration?

Nature, art, fibers, yarns, patterns of all sorts for stitches. Coco Chanel, fashions past and present and New Orleans.

What’s your hometown?

New Orleans, LA but I am originally from Montreal.

If you had to pick a favorite design from your collection, what would it be?

The Thalia Dress because it is flattering on everyone, and you can wear it everywhere. I also like the Jacqueline Cardigan because it is so New Orleans.

What are you wearing right now?

I'm about to go to my studio on my Vespa, so aviator glasses, the Janette sweater from our winter collection, vintage jeans, and boots.

AHMAAAZINGGG ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

Find the ring here http://www.alexandermcqueen.com$1,595
http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/48187# $1599.00
http://couture.zappos.com/n/p/dp/58689535/c/24793.html
$3,395.00
http://www.alexandermcqueen.com/us/en/shop/Womenswear/autumn-winter-09/Bags/P-LONG-KNUCKLE-DUSTER-CLUTCH.aspx

Happy Halloween

Scary isn't it?????

What are you going to be for Halloween?

Marina Schiano 1975
via
http://nickdrake.tumblr.com

Pierrot
via
http://nickdrake.tumblr.com/page/11http://nickdrake.tumblr.com/page/11

drink i ♥ heart

♥Hop Skip and Go Naked

• 1 bag ice
• 1 can limeade
• 1 can lemonade
• 2 liters Sprite
• 1/2 gal Vodka
• 1 case light beer

Empty a bag of ice into a large cooler. Add the cans of limeade and lemonade, then the 2 liter bottle of sprite. Add 1/2 gallon of vodka and 20-24 cans of beer.

Miley Cyrus

We had so much fun tonight!

We got a suite at The Target Center with a group of mom's and daughters...one dad, for the Miley Cyrus concert. It was a fun night because the girls were so happy to be there, they had so much room to dance and walk around. Bathroom breaks were easy because they were inside the suite. I'm spoiled now...how could I ever see another show in regular seats???

The only thing that I wasn't so happy about it, was Miley's brother, who performed in the opening band. He had tattoos all over his body and declined wearing a shirt. He made mention that he was told to cover up but he wasn't interested in doing that even in a theatre filled with little girls who did not need to see that! When did I get so Conservative?

My little girl just got a bit older...the change is happening so fast!

Lola halloween picture

Lola's class drew pictures at school today about what they were going to be for Halloween this year. I love her princess dress...gotta have the purse. It looks like she's going trick or treating in a teepee.