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Isabella color

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Isˊa-bel′la

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Noun.
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Isˊa-bel′la col′or

}
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[Said to be named from the Spanish princess
Isabella
, daughter of king
Philip II.
, in allusion to the color assumed by her shift, which she wore without change from 1601 to 1604, in consequence of a vow made by her.]
A brownish yellow color.