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isabelline

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪzəˈbɛlɪn/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Coloured a greyish yellow.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The isabelline (or Daurian) shrike is a greyish-yellow and hunts from prominent perches, impaling the corpses on thorns as a larder.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or related to Isabella I of Castile (1451–1504).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a style of Spanish Gothic architecture that flourished under Isabella I of Castile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: architecture

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From isabella + -ine.

Borrowed from Spanish isabelino. Equivalent to Isabella + -ine.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: isabellfarben — Translations
  • German: isabellfarbig — Translations