- apricot yellow
- noun
: a light to moderate yellow that is redder than amber yellow, snapdragon, or primrose yellow (sense 2)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
apricot yellow
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apricot — a|pri|cot [ˈeıprıkɔt US ˈæprıka:t] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: abricot, from Arabic al birquq the apricot ] 1.) a small round fruit that is orange or yellow and has a single large seed 2.) [U] the orange yellow colour of an apricot… … Dictionary of contemporary English
apricot — UK [ˈeɪprɪˌkɒt] / US [ˈæprɪˌkɑt] noun Word forms apricot : singular apricot plural apricots 1) [countable] a soft fruit with an orange yellow skin and a large hard seed inside 2) [uncountable] an orange yellow colour Derived word: apricot UK / US … English dictionary
apricot — n. & adj. n. 1 a a juicy soft fruit, smaller than a peach, of an orange yellow colour. b the tree, Prunus armeniaca, bearing it. 2 the ripe fruit s orange yellow colour. adj. orange yellow (apricot dress). Etymology: Port. albricoque or Sp.… … Useful english dictionary
apricot — /ˈeɪprikɒt / (say aypreekot), / prə / (say pruh ) noun 1. the downy yellow fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca. 2. the tree. 3. a pinkish yellow or yellowish pink. {variant of apricock, ? blend of Latin… …
apricot — 1. noun [ˈeɪprɪkɒt,ˈeɪprɪkɑt/ a) A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside. b) The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca. 2 … Wiktionary
apricot — noun 1 (C) a small round fruit that is orange or yellow and has a single large seed 2 (U) the colour of this fruit apricot adjective … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apricot-kernel oil — noun : either of two oils obtained from apricot kernels and very similar in properties and uses to the true almond oils: a. : a colorless or staw colored nondrying fatty oil obtained by expression called also persic oil b. : a colorless to yellow … Useful english dictionary
