corn color

American  

noun

1. light yellow.

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Other Word Forms

• corn-colored
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of corn color

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

The young girl's dress was of corn color, almost the shade of her blond hair.

From The Ranch Girls in Europe by Vandercook, Margaret

The best we have are Marie de Ruyter, a pretty blue; Badenia, lavender; Golden King, a magnificent yellow; Florence, lilac blotched; Mazie, corn color; and Dawn, shell pink.

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

I trust there is nothing unhygienic about corn color.

From Dear Enemy by Webster, Jean

She had very abundant hair of a light corn color, which clustered in little curls around her forehead, and was gathered behind in a great mass of plaited braids.

From The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories by Carter, Nicholas

As you did not come this morning, per agreement, and the painters did come, I was fain to choose a cheerful corn color to be placed upon the walls of your new laboratory room.

From Dear Enemy by Webster, Jean