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yellow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. fair, blond[e], flaxen, light haired (see color); Mongolian, Mongoloid; jaundiced; jealous, envious; informal, cowardly, craven, fearful, lily or white livered, afraid, unmanly, pusillanimous; lurid … English dictionary for students
Gamboge — (pronounced /ɡæmˈboʊʒ/ gam bozh, /ɡæmˈboʊdʒ/ gam bohj or /ɡæmˈbuːʒ/ gam boozh)[1] is a partially transparent dark mustard yellow pigment.[Note 1] Gamboge is most often extracted by tapping resin from various species of evergreen trees of the… … Wikipedia
Gamboge — Gam*boge , n. A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamboge — [gam′bōj′, gam′bo͞oj′, gambo͞ozh′] n. [ModL gambogium, after CAMBODIA, where first obtained] a gum resin obtained from a tropical Asian tree (Garcinia hanburyi) of the Saint John s wort family, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic … English World dictionary
gamboge — gambogian, adj. /gam bohj , boohzh /, n. 1. Also, cambogia. a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, esp. G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic. 2. yellow or yellow orange. [1625 35; < NL gambog (s. of… … Universalium
Yellow — Infobox color|title=Yellow pic= wavelength=570–580 symbolism=age/aging, warmth, cowardice, happiness, slow, sunshine, the Orient, electricity hex=FFFF00|textcolor=blue spelling=Color r=255|g=255|b=0|rgbspace=sRGB source=HTML/CSS… … Wikipedia
yellow — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Barnumesque, Cassel yellow, Claude tint, Demerol, Dolophine, H, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Paris yellow, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, acid yellow … Moby Thesaurus
gamboge — 1. noun a) A tree found in Cambodia. b) Resin of the gamboge tree. Syn: cambogia 2. adjective Of a deep yellow colour … Wiktionary
gamboge — gam•boge [[t]gæmˈboʊdʒ, ˈbuʒ[/t]] n. 1) pln a gum resin from various Asian trees of the genus Garcinia, family Guttiferae, esp. G. hanburyi, used as a yellow pigment 2) yellow or yellow orange • Etymology: 1625–35; < NL gambog , s. of… … From formal English to slang
gamboge — /gæmˈboʊdʒ/ (say gam bohj), / ˈbuʒ/ (say boohzh) noun 1. Also, cambogia. a gum resin from various trees of the genus Garcinia, especially G. hanburyi, of Cambodia, Thailand, etc., used as a yellow pigment and as a cathartic. 2. → brindleberry. 3 …
