Literary notes about Currant (AI summary)
In literature the term "currant" has often been adopted not just to signify the fruit but to denote a rich, distinctive hue—a deep, vibrant red with subtle nuances. For instance, in some texts it appears in technical color catalogs with assigned numbers, as seen in [1], [2], [3], and [4], where “Currant” and its variants (such as “Red Currant” and “Golden Currant”) mark specific shades in a sequence. Meanwhile, literary figures have employed the adjective more evocatively, as in Shakespeare’s reference to a “currant lippe” in [5], where the term vividly conjures the image of lips tinted with a luscious, deep red reminiscent of the fruit. Together, these usages underscore how "currant" bridges both precise, almost scientific, descriptions of color and the rich, imaginative imagery of poetic expression.
- Currant, 242 .
— from Lowney's Cook BookIllustrated in Colors by Maria Willett Howard - 69 Red Currant.
— from Field and Woodland Plants by William S. Furneaux - Currant, Golden, 214 .
— from Field Book of Western Wild Flowers by Margaret Armstrong - 136 Currant, Red (torpor) .
— from Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie - Since that our Theame is haste, I stamp this kisse upon thy currant lippe; Sweete, keepe it as my Token.
— from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare
