corn color
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of corn color
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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Armchair—Overstuffed chair in indefinite striped upholsterer's velvet in sage green; satin cushion in corn color.
From Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 by Meloney, Mrs W.B.
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
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
I trust there is nothing unhygienic about corn color.
From Dear Enemy by Webster, Jean
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
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