filemot

filemot
Of or pertaining to the color of a dead or faded leaf: dull brown or yellowish brown.

"The walls were panelled; each panel was comparted like a modern office desk, and each compartment crowded with labelled folios all filemot with age and use." Lewis Wallace; Ben-Hur; Harper & Brothers; 1880.


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  • Filemot — Fil e*mot, n. See {Feullemort}. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • filemot — dead leaf colour; dull brown Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

  • filemot — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Foliage — Fo li*age, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d {Foil}, and cf. {Foliation}, {Filemot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Foliage plant — Foliage Fo li*age, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d {Foil}, and cf. {Foliation}, {Filemot}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mortal — Mor tal, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. [1913 Webster] 2. Destructive …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mortal enemy — Mortal Mor tal, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mortal foe — Mortal Mor tal, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis, death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.] 1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Philomot — Phil o*mot, a. [See {Filemot}.] Of the color of a dead leaf. [Obs.] Addison. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Colour Terms — This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of normal colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives; e.g. cardinal = deep scarlet red; russet = reddish brown. Note that most English speakers outside the U.S.… …   Phrontistery dictionary

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