off-white

[ awf-hwahyt, -wahyt, of- ]
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adjective
  1. white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color.

noun
  1. an off-white color.

Origin of off-white

1
First recorded in 1925–30

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How to use off-white in a sentence

  • She was a mare, two and a half years old, with a tawny coat and an off-white mane and tail--a perfect little lady.

  • He had the proper wavy black hair and rat-tailed comb stuck into a slightly dirty off-white jacket.

    The Sky Is Falling | Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for off-white

off-white

noun
  1. a colour, such as cream or bone, consisting of white mixed with a tinge of grey or with a pale hue

adjective
  1. of such a colour: an off-white coat

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