Literary notes about light lilac (AI summary)
The color light lilac is used in literature not only to evoke a delicate, ethereal quality but also to provide precise visual detail in both natural and crafted settings. Writers employ it to describe elements of the natural world—for instance, the subtle bluish tint of flowers [1] or the plumage of a bird that fades into a light lilac or blush [2]—underscoring its gentle, almost otherworldly character. In descriptions of people, light lilac appears in the depiction of attire and features, such as the light lilac‐coloured jacket worn by a Pasha [3], the fierce light lilac eyes that reveal inner emotion [4], or a mantle crafted of light lilac sarpinka [5]. Additionally, the color plays a key role in detailed craft instructions, where it is meticulously specified for stitches or rows in embroidery projects [6], [7], [8], [9], thereby highlighting its versatility as both an aesthetic and technical reference in literature.
- The flowers are of a light lilac or bluish colour, and are borne in a drooping unilateral cluster at the extremity of a leafless stem 1 ft. or 16 ins.
— from The Subtropical Garden; or, beauty of form in the flower garden. by W. (William) Robinson - The bill is of a flesh-colour, legs red, and the greatest part of the plumage of a light lilac or blush.
— from A Journey from Prince of Wales's Fort in Hudson's Bay to the Northern Ocean in the Years 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772 New Edition with Introduction, Notes, and Illustrations by Samuel Hearne - The Pasha was dressed in full trousers of dark cloth, a light lilac-coloured jacket, and a red cap without a turban.
— from Visits to Monasteries in the Levant by Robert Curzon - Her light lilac-coloured eyes were fierce with anger and disgust.
— from Poppy: The Story of a South African Girl by Cynthia Stockley - Her form was enveloped in some sort of mantle, of light lilac sarpinka .
— from Orlóff and His Wife: Tales of the Barefoot Brigade by Maksim Gorky - Eighth row —light lilac.
— from My Crochet Sampler by Miss (F.) Lambert - Eighth row —four stitches light lilac; two black; four light lilac.
— from My Crochet Sampler by Miss (F.) Lambert - Twentieth row —six stitches drab; three [49] dark green; three light lilac; one drab.—Repeat.
— from My Crochet Sampler by Miss (F.) Lambert - Eighth row —four stitches light lilac; two black; four light lilac.
— from My Crochet Sampler by Miss (F.) Lambert
