coppery
[kop-uh-ree]
- of, resembling, or containing copper.
- being reddish-brown in color; copper-colored.
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Origin of coppery
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Examples from the Web for coppery
Contemporary Examples
Her finely penciled lips are a coppery brown, playing off her salmon-colored suit and her reddish hair.
Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime AchievmentsLorenza Muñoz
April 25, 2012
They looked like maps of an archipelago, their natural pink-white hue splotched with huge, coppery splats.
Zemeckis, a former Cinemax—or, to be precise, Skinemax—mainstay, has Rita Hayworth cheekbones and wavy, coppery hair.
Historical Examples
It was simply a coppery glow, marvelously delicate, molding her face.
Way of the LawlessMax Brand
The coppery giant was upon him in the instant of his realization.
Two Thousand Miles BelowCharles Willard Diffin
Coppery glints rippled to and fro on the wealth of her gold hair.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
Black and red, maybe, with plastered hair and a coppery skin.
David Lannarck, MidgetGeorge S. Harney
The whole arch of the heavens glowed with a hot and coppery glare.
The Island HomeRichard Archer