- sub|fusk
- sub|fusc or sub|fusk «suhb FUHSK», adjective.somewhat dark or dusky; brownish: »
a subfusc hue like that of old furniture (John Galsworthy).
╂[< Latin subfuscus < sub- under, away + fuscus dark]
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sub|fusc — or sub|fusk «suhb FUHSK», adjective. somewhat dark or dusky; brownish: »a subfusc hue like that of old furniture (John Galsworthy). ╂[< Latin subfuscus < sub under, away + fuscus dark] … Useful english dictionary
subfusc — /sub fusk /, adj. 1. subfuscous; dusky. 2. dark and dull; dingy; drab: a subfusc mining town. [1755 65; < L subfuscus SUBFUSCOUS] * * * … Universalium
subfusc — [sub′fusk΄, sub fusk′] adj. [L subfuscus, brownish, dusky < sub , below (see SUB ) + fuscus,FUSCOUS] Chiefly Brit. having a dull or dark, often drab, color n. Chiefly Brit. subfusc clothing, esp. as academic dress at Oxford or Cambridge… … English World dictionary
subfusc — 1710, from L. subfuscus, variant of suffuscus, from sub (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + fusk (see OBFUSCATE (Cf. obfuscate)) … Etymology dictionary
Subfusk — Sub*fusk , a. Subfuscous. [Obs.] Tatler. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
