dove color

[duhv]

noun

1. warm gray with a slight purplish or pinkish tint.

Other Word Forms

• dove-colored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dove color¹

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

Hopkins, who has a multi-year contract with Adidas, said he received a fine of $6,000 for wearing the shoes in the popular turtle dove color.

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Timidly she spread out fanwise the dove color of her sober costume.

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I thought Wedgewood was dove color, 3 and consisted chiefly of ladies in deshabille, doing the tango on a parlor ornament.

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There were six distinct shades of blue, besides rich velvety black, snowy white, delicate dove color, and blue-gray.

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While dry the impression is of a dove color or lavender blue, which has a curious and striking effect on the greenish yellow ground of the paper produced by the saline solution.

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