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Japanese multi-colored woodblock printing
Nishiki-e (錦絵; "brocade picture") is a type of Japanese multi-coloured woodblock printing; the technique is used primarily in ukiyo-e. It was invented
Nishiki-e
Genre of Japanese art
poetry and Yamato-e painting. The prolific Harunobu was the dominant ukiyo-e artist of his time. The success of Harunobu's colourful nishiki-e from 1765 on
Ukiyo-e
1862 kabuki play by Kawatake Mokuami
"Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e" (青砥稿花紅彩画), as the original and fullest version of this play is known, is a tale in five acts of the shiranamimono (tales
Benten_Kozō
Old Japanese custom of teeth blackening
be obtained. — Mitford, A. B. (1966) [1871]. Tales of Old Japan. Charles E. Tuttle Company. p. 420. ISBN 9780804811606. In kabuki theatrical performances
Ohaguro
Topics referred to by the same term
Nishiki is the Japanese word for "brocade" (see Saga Nishiki). Nishiki may also refer to: Nishiki (bicycle company), initially a U.S. marketed bicycle
Nishiki
Reproductive printing with color
known within the history of prints. The "full-color" technique, called nishiki-e in its fully developed form, spread rapidly, and was used widely for sheet
Color_printing
Colour woodblock print c. 1793 by Kitagawa Utamaro
Present Day (当時三美人, Tōji San Bijin) is a nishiki-e colour woodblock print from c. 1792–93 by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Kitagawa Utamaro (c. 1753 – 1806)
Three Beauties of the Present Day
Three_Beauties_of_the_Present_Day
Japanese composer (born 1985)
Yasunori Nishiki (西木 康智, Nishiki Yasunori; born July 10, 1985) is a Japanese composer, best known for his work on the Octopath Traveler video game series
Yasunori_Nishiki
American bicycle brand name
Nishiki is a brand of bicycles designed, specified, marketed and distributed by West Coast Cycle in the USA, initially manufactured by Kawamura Cycle
Nishiki_(bicycle_company)
Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
Genji Yume Monogatari (1878) by Shinsai Toshimitsu. A nishiki-e print depicting Kawakami Gensai and cohorts assassinating Sakuma Shōzan.
Kawakami_Gensai
Member of the Tokugawa-era special police force Shinsengumi
Niimi Nishiki (新見 錦; c. 1836 – October 25, 1863) was born in Mito-han (now Ibaraki Prefecture). He was a master of the Shintomunen-ryu swordsmanship style
Niimi_Nishiki
Tokugawa shogunate shock infantry
survivors was Toyohara Chikanobu, who later achieved fame as a master nishiki-e artist. Japan J. J. Rein p.360 The last samurai Mark Ravina p.157 Shimozawa
Shōgitai
Japanese samurai and artist (1838–1912)
he produced nishiki-e artworks. In his younger days, he had studied the Kanō school of painting; but his interest was drawn to ukiyo-e. He studied with
Toyohara_Chikanobu
Relief printing technique
further. Urushi-e can also refer to paintings using lacquer instead of paint; lacquer was very rarely if ever used on prints. Nishiki-e (錦絵, "brocade pictures")
Woodcut
Japanese spirit
ISBN 9784895441575. Ishii, Kendō [in Japanese] (1932) [1920]. Nishiki-e no kaiin no kōshō: mei-nishiki-e no hakkō nendai suiteihō 錦絵の改印の考証 —名錦絵の発行年代推定法 (expanded
Kudan_(yōkai)
Japanese ukiyo-e artist (c. 1725 – 1770)
of woodblock print art in the ukiyo-e style. He was an innovator, the first to produce full-color prints (nishiki-e) in 1765, rendering obsolete the former
Suzuki_Harunobu
Japanese anime series
unable to commit the act. 18 18 "Sanosuke & Nishiki Paintings" Transliteration: "Sanosuke to Nishiki-e" (Japanese: 左之助と錦絵) Yostaka Nagaoka Hideyuki Kurata
Rurouni Kenshin (2023 TV series)
Rurouni_Kenshin_(2023_TV_series)
Japanese ukiyo-e artist
consideration as serious art. After the mid-18th century, full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed with a large number of woodblocks, one for
Sharaku
Japanese genre of woodblock prints
strokes rather than the traditional circular motions used in nishiki-e." The first nagasaki-e prints were made in the late 1720s. "The range of subject matter
Nagasaki-e
Japanese erotic art
tradition of the past artists like Hokusai. Full-colour printing, or nishiki-e, developed around 1765, but many shunga prints predate this. Prior to
Shunga
Brand of California-grown, medium grain rice
breeds of rice also have "Nishiki" in their names, such as Yamada Nishiki, which is used to brew sake. Product Description for Nishiki rice v t e v t e
Nishiki_rice
Woodblock prints by Katsushika Hokusai
sure of the series' success, prints were made with multiple colours (nishiki-e). Nishimura had planned to expand the series to more than a hundred prints
Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Thirty-six_Views_of_Mount_Fuji
Japanese samurai and politician (1828–1877)
the heavens and become the planet Mars or a comet. Woodblock prints (nishiki-e) depicted him in heroic poses, often in full imperial army uniform despite
Saigō_Takamori
Japanese rice
Yamada Nishiki (Japanese: 山田錦) is a short-grain Japanese rice famous for its use in high-quality sake. Sake brewers particularly desire it for its ability
Yamada_Nishiki
American art historian
Chuban nishiki-e higa-cho (葛飾北斎 縁結出雲杉 : 中判錦絵秘画帖). Vol.1 Collectors’ edition, 1998, ISBN 4309911013, NCID BA39932407. Fukujusou: Oban nishiki-e higa-cho
Richard_Douglas_Lane
Japanese supernatural being
can also be seen in senryū, kyōka, e-hon banzuke (pamphlets that introduce the contents of a shibai), and nishiki-e, etc. They are generally depicted wearing
Tōfu-kozō
City in Kansai region, Japan
theatre street in Kobe (Taisho era) Hyōgo Port in the 19th century This nishiki-e (colored woodcut) shows a foreign steamboat entering Hyōgo Port shortly
Kobe
Japanese sumo wrestler (1750–1795)
Tanikaze was a very popular rikishi. Unlike other wrestlers of his day, many nishiki-e portraits and images of him participating in bouts still remain. Tanikaze's
Tanikaze_Kajinosuke
Ancient technique for reproducing images or text
multicolor woodblock printing called nishiki-e and greatly developed Japanese woodblock printing culture such as ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e influenced European Japonisme
Woodblock_printing_in_Japan
Japanese artist (1753–1806)
consideration as serious art. In the mid-eighteenth century, full-colour nishiki-e prints became common. They were printed by using a large number of woodblocks
Utamaro
Japanese legendary figure
Buddhist fly-whisk Utagawa Kunisada, from the picture album "Toyokuni Nishiki-e shu" Tsukioka Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, The Enlightenment, February
Hell_Courtesan
Marketplace in downtown Kyoto, Japan
Nishiki Market (錦市場, Nishiki Ichiba; literally "brocade market") is a marketplace in downtown Kyoto, located on the east end of Nishikikōji Street, one
Nishiki_Market
Japanese samurai
the blade using the potlid from the meal as a shield (as depicted in a nishiki-e by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi). As Tsukahara Bokuden had died in 1571, 13 years
Tsukahara_Bokuden
Type of doll
University Press. p. 35. ISBN 9780691604718. Tsutomu Kawamoto (June 2007). "Nishiki-e depicting Iki-ningyo". National Diet Library Newsletter (155). Louis Frédéric
Japanese_dolls
Japanese term for picture books
in Edo. The prints were called nishiki-e, 'brocade pictures', because of their similarity to color silk brocades (nishiki). The first large-scale commercial
E-hon
Someone who saws wood, particularly using a pitsaw
"Sawer" def. 1. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition. 20 Jobs That Have Disappeared, By Miranda Marquit, Main Street, thestreet.com, May 3, 2010. v t e
Sawyer_(occupation)
Japanese woodblock prints
with being the genius behind the later introduction (in the 1760s) of Nishiki-e ("brocade prints"). In most cases, surimono were commissioned by poetry
Surimono
Emakimono
Katsushika Hokusai The Tale of Genji Konjaku Monogatarishū Lianhuanhua Ukiyo-e Nishiki-e Hokusai Manga The Great Wave off Kanagawa Paine and Soper, 139 Kageyama
Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga
Japanese sumo wrestler
in later years from nishiki-e and photographs, what styles Unryū and Shiranui actually performed with evidence like a nishiki-e of Unryū performing a
Unryū_Kyūkichi
Early printing technique using carved wooden blocks
multicolour woodblock printing called nishiki-e and greatly developed Japanese woodblock printing culture such as ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e influenced European Japonisme
Woodblock_printing
status as the daughter of the owner of Akabeko, and her collecting of nishiki-e paintings. He said that Tae was his first character to evolve in this
List of Rurouni Kenshin characters
List_of_Rurouni_Kenshin_characters
Japanese history from 1600 to 1868
Harunobu produced the first full-colour nishiki-e prints in 1765, a form that has become synonymous to most with ukiyo-e. The genre reached a peak in technique
Edo_period
Robert Hans (1967). The gibbon in China: An essay in Chinese animal lore. E. J. Brill. Keene, Donald (2006), Frog In The Well: Portraits of Japan by Watanabe
Monkeys_in_Japanese_culture
Japanese statesman (1833–1877)
Enlightenment aristocracy, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper Prince Arisugawa Taruhito, Enomoto Takeaki, Ōkuma Shigenobu, Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kido_Takayoshi
Japanese sumo wrestler
the licences. His ring-entering performances were so spectacular that a nishiki-e woodblock print of him entering the ring was soon published and sold very
Shiranui_Kōemon
Namazu-e (鯰絵); prints depicting the Japanese mythological giant catfish, the Namazu (鯰) Nikuhitsu-ga (肉筆画); a painting in the ukiyo-e style Nishiki-e (錦絵);
Glossary_of_ukiyo-e
Japanese artist (1735–1814)
were not the first perspective prints in ukiyo-e, they were the first to appear as full-colour nishiki-e, and they demonstrate a much greater mastery of
Utagawa_Toyoharu
Specific type of Japanese traditional doll
this form of doll to be modern and new. Tsutomu Kawamoto (June 2007). "Nishiki-e depicting Iki-ningyo". National Diet Library Newsletter (155). Louis Frédéric
Iki_doll
Decorative arrows sold for Japanese New Year
Nishiki-e depicting a ceremony for a newly constructed building in the Edo period. Behind the gohei staff held by the man in the front, two hamaya can
Hamaya
Person born and raised in Edo (Tokyo, Japan)
From the picture album "Azuma Nishiki-e"
Edokko
Japanese samurai
Kagami Jūrō 鏡 十郎 Kagami Jūrō portrayed by Arashi Rikan IV in a nishiki-e of the early Meiji period. Personal details Born 1836 Kumamoto Domain, Japan
Kagami_Jūrō
Series of paintings by Vincent van Gogh
for prostitutes, with a distance boat adorn the border. A courtesan, Nishiki-e, by Keisai Eisen The Courtesan (after Eisen) by Vincent van Gogh, 1887
Copies_by_Vincent_van_Gogh
Japanese Buddhist deity
visited the statue. This statue's likeness was depicted in the form of nishiki-e woodblock print responding to the sudden craze around the Shōjuin Detsueba
Datsue-ba
Prefecture capital and Designated city in Chūbu, Japan
Nishiki-e "Niigata Minato no Shinkei" (View of Niigata Port), 1859
Niigata_(city)
Canada. Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paper Format: tate-e (縦絵) vertical print; ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet print
Three Travellers before a Waterfall
Three_Travellers_before_a_Waterfall
Japanese woodblock prints
moveable parts. Multicolor komochi-e may be called komochi nishiki-e (子持錦絵). This komochi-e shows a single print with the flaps in different positions
Komochi-e
multicolor woodblock printing called nishiki-e and greatly developed Japanese woodblock printing culture such as ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e influenced European Japonism
History_of_printing
Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paper Format: tate-e vertical print Genre: kabuki-e, yakusha-e Japanese title: Arashi
Arashi_Rikan_II_as_Osome
Illustration which appears in books
the fully developed technique in Japan was called nishiki-e, and used in books as well as ukiyo-e prints. Lithography (invented by Alois Senefelder in
Book_illustration
Traditional Japanese ceremony
historical figure in tea, followed his master Takeno Jōō's concept of ichi-go ichi-e, a philosophy that each meeting should be treasured, for it can never be reproduced
Japanese_tea_ceremony
Prime Minister of Japan from 1888 to 1889
Nishiki-e painting of Kuroda Kiyotaka
Kuroda_Kiyotaka
multicolor woodblock printing called nishiki-e and greatly developed Japanese woodblock printing culture such as ukiyo-e. Ukiyo-e influenced European Japonism
History of printing in East Asia
History_of_printing_in_East_Asia
Book of woodblock prints by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Utamakura_(Utamaro)
Bangaihen: Sanosuke to Nishiki-e (Chūhen)) Act 047. "Extra: Sanosuke & Nishiki Paintings (3)" (番外編·左之助と錦絵(後編), Bangaihen: Sanosuke to Nishiki-e (Kōhen)) "End-of-Volume
List of Rurouni Kenshin chapters
List_of_Rurouni_Kenshin_chapters
Japanese artist (1780–1850)
prints in 1835–36. He also produced full-colour nishiki-e prints in a wide variety of genres, such as musha-e warrior prints and bijin-ga portraits of beauties
Hokkei
known as Nishik-e prints. Wood block printing was the common method of printing from the eleventh until the nineteenth century. Nishiki-e prints produced
Japanese_art
Series of five ukiyo-e prints designed by the Japanese artist Utamaro
woodblock prints were a major form of the ukiyo-e genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number
Hokkoku_Goshiki-zumi
Japanese painter
perspective drawing. His career saw ukiyo-e evolve from its monochromatic origins to the verge of the full-colour nishiki-e revolution of Suzuki Harunobu's time
Okumura_Masanobu
1882 military uprising in Seoul, Joseon
Imo Incident Contemporary nishiki-e depicting the attack on the Japanese legation in Seoul Korean name Hangul 임오군란 Hanja 壬午軍亂 RR Imogullan MR Imogullan
Imo_Incident
Letter written by Yoshitsune at Koshigoe, nishiki-e print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Letter_from_Koshigoe
Suzuki Harunobu developed the technique of polychrome printing to produce nishiki-e. Japanese painting (絵画, Kaiga) is one of the oldest and most highly refined
Asian_art
20th-century poetry movement
Pound had already developed an interest in Japanese art by examining Nishiki-e prints at the British Museum, and he quickly became absorbed in the study
Imagism
Brocading with Japanese paper
Saga Nishiki (佐賀錦, Saga-nishiki) is a form of brocading from Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a unique form of brocading in that Japanese paper is used as
Saga_Nishiki
Series of woodblock prints by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Kōmei_Bijin_Rokkasen
133°03′09″E / 35.459805°N 133.052394°E / 35.459805; 133.052394 (Shimane Art Museum) The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō by Hiroshige, nishiki-e 版画東海道五十三次
List of Cultural Properties of Japan – paintings (Shimane)
List_of_Cultural_Properties_of_Japan_–_paintings_(Shimane)
Wrestling regulatory agency
Association created a partnership with nishiki-e artist Kinoshita Daimon [ja] in the hope of reviving old sumo ukiyo-e works. He collaborated on the official
Japan_Sumo_Association
Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat
"Type 2 Flying Boat" (二式飛行艇, Nishiki Hikōtei), and it was also called "Type 2 Large-sized Flying Boat" (二式大型飛行艇, Nishiki-ō-gata hikō-tei), or just "H2K
Kawanishi_H8K
Shrine in Kyoto, Japan
Nishiki Tenmangū (Japanese: 錦天満宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the Nakagyō-ku district of Kyoto, Japan. In the year 1003 the shrine was established in
Nishiki_Tenmangū
Fire department of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
and literature & documents related to firefighting, including ancient nishiki-e (錦絵) wood block prints and karawaban (瓦版) clay block prints. The site
Tokyo_Fire_Department
Japanese artwork by Gochōtei Sadamasu
Museum, Canada. Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paper Size: chūban Format: tate-e, sheets 1 and 2 of tetraptych Genre:
View of Tenpōzan Park in Naniwa
View_of_Tenpōzan_Park_in_Naniwa
Japanese prints
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Utamaro's pictures of abalone divers
Utamaro's_pictures_of_abalone_divers
Japanese actor (1844–1903)
bakumatsu period. These included the premiere of "Aoto Zōshi Hana no Nishiki-e" in March 1862, in which he played the lead role of Benten Kozō, and,
Onoe_Kikugorō_V
Series of woodblock prints by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Kasen_Koi_no_Bu
Color triptych print by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Hari-shigoto
Hair-cutting yokai
the creatures suggesting they were cut off. Kamikiri no Kidan (1868), a nishiki-e by Utagawa Yoshifuji, also depicts a "kamikiri," but in contrast to the
Kamikiri_(haircutting)
Japanese artist (1880–1921)
of reproductions for 12 volumes called "Japanese Color Prints" (Yamato nishiki-e) and in the process became thoroughly familiar with the functions of artisan
Goyō_Hashiguchi
Japanese adaptation of Shakespeare's play Hamlet as Hamuretto Yamato Nishiki-e is serialized in the newspaper Tokyo Eiri Shimbun. The first English language
1886_in_literature
Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Tsuitate_no_Danjo
Dissolved municipality in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan
Nishiki (錦町, Nishiki-chō) was a town located in Kuga District, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,042 and
Nishiki,_Yamaguchi
School of ukiyo-e painting and printing in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan
used in one print, but the overall effect was still far simpler than the nishiki-e (multicolored "brocade" prints) which would emerge later. The artistic
Torii_school
Japanese art historian (born 1954)
essayist along with Kōtarō Iizawa. He is also known for his research of Nishiki-e such as Yoarashi Okinu. In 2010, Kinoshita praised Kengo Kuma for his
Naoyuki_Kinoshita
Color triptych print by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Musashino_(Utamaro)
Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro
prints were a major form of the genre. In the mid-18th century full-colour nishiki-e prints became common, printed using a large number of woodblocks, one
Kushi_(Utamaro)
Canada. Medium: kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paper Size: chūban tate-e (中判竪絵) Format: 2 ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet prints
Two Actors in Samurai Roles (Gosotei Hirosada)
Two_Actors_in_Samurai_Roles_(Gosotei_Hirosada)
1823 Japanese print by Shunshosai Hokuchō
kamigata nishiki-e (上方錦絵) woodblock print; ink and colour on paper Size: ōban tate-e (大判竪絵) Format: ichimai-e (一枚絵) single sheet print Genre: kabuki-e (歌舞伎絵)
Actor Ichikawa Ebijūrō as Samurai
Actor_Ichikawa_Ebijūrō_as_Samurai
Japanese ukiyo-e artist (1752–1815)
masters of the full-color nishiki-e print and of bijin-ga, images of courtesans and other beautiful women. Like most ukiyo-e artists, however, he also
Torii_Kiyonaga
eight prints from 1766 by the Japanese ukiyo-e artist Suzuki Harunobu. They were the first full-colour nishiki-e prints and are considered representative
Zashiki_Hakkei
kamigata nishiki-e [上方錦絵] woodblock print; ink and colour on paper Size: chūban Format: tate-e, right sheet of diptych Genre: yakusha-e, ōkubi-e Japanese
Bust portrait of Actor Kataoka Ichizō I
Bust_portrait_of_Actor_Kataoka_Ichizō_I
- Nero Karamaazofu no Kyoudai - Dmitri "Mitya" Fyodorovich Karamazov Nishiki-e of the Wind / Zorro - The Masked Messiah - Don Diego de la Vega/ Zorro
Natsuki_Mizu
Print series by Utagawa Kuniyoshi
centimeters), in a horizontal or landscape yoko-e (横絵) orientation, printed with multi-colored or nishiki-e (錦絵) woodblocks. The series is referred to by
Sketches of the Life of the Great Priest
Sketches_of_the_Life_of_the_Great_Priest
NISHIKI E
NISHIKI E
Girl/Female
Hindu
Indestructible
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Pure; Honest; Night
Girl/Female
Hindu
Principled, Moral person, Virtuous
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Silken, Saintly
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Happy, Satisfied
Girl/Female
Indian
Divine, Regal
Boy/Male
Hindu
Midnight, Night, Sharp, Invigorated, Prepared, Iron, Steel
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Muslim
Indestructible
Girl/Female
Hindu
Entire, Perfect, Excellent
Girl/Female
Hindu
Honest, Night
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Gods of Night
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Honest, Night
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gods Love
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Night
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Lotus
NISHIKI E
NISHIKI E
Girl/Female
British, English
Benevolent; Cheery
Girl/Female
Anglo Saxon English
Wife of King Ecgfrith.
Biblical
he that strikes
Boy/Male
English
Lives at the Farmstead
Girl/Female
Arabic
Religious; Good Girl
Girl/Female
Tamil
Goddess devis another name, Hidden
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
The Night
Boy/Male
Hindu
Poet, Saint
Boy/Male
German, Polish
Blooming; Flowering
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Lord Vishnu
NISHIKI E
NISHIKI E
NISHIKI E
NISHIKI E
NISHIKI E
n.
An American fresh-water food fish (Stizostedion vitreum) having large and prominent eyes; -- called also glasseye, pike perch, yellow pike, and wall-eyed perch.
n.
An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or whitish color; -- said usually of horses.
a.
Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.
n.
An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.
a.
Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism.
a.
Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain dogs.
n.
A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm.
n.
Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit.
n.
See Wych-elm.
a.
Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; -- the reverse of pin-eyed.
a.
Having yellow eyes.
v. t.
To punish with a rope's end.
a.
Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
a.
Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber.
n.
The alewife; -- called also wall-eyed herring.
n.
The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.
n.
All together; hence, in costume, the fine arts, etc., the general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the execution of the separate perts.
a.
Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a two-edged sword.