coppery
AmericanEtymology
Origin of coppery
Example Sentences
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People sometimes refer to a lunar eclipse as a "blood moon" because of the way the Moon can turn a deep, coppery red during the eclipse.
From BBC
By this time, you should have a coppery, oily base at the bottom of the pan.
From Seattle Times
The accessory of the season were belts with long trailing fringe: tinsel silver, coppery gold, leather with eyelets or silky strands.
From Seattle Times
As the weather cools, the dangling seed heads and foliage of the sea oats change from green to gold to a coppery brown, standing in the winter landscape unless it gets knocked back by snow.
From Seattle Times
Throughout the symphony, the trumpets had the right coppery bite.
From New York Times
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