dove color
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of dove color
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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In her full panoply of plum or dove color she suggested one of those knights eternally in armor who decorate baronial halls.
From The Letter of the Contract by Basil King
Lady Ruth's gown of dove color, with faint touches of blue, was effective, and she knew it.
From The Malefactor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Prettier than ever this Sunday morning, in a remarkably neat dress of dove color, a demurely coquettish hat, and a bit of cherry-colored ribbon.
From Aunt Rachel by David Christie Murray
It was a pretty hand, delicately gloved in dove color.
From A Mountain Woman by Elia Wilkinson Peattie
Even its color was elusive—a cross between brown and dove color.
From Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 by Slason Thompson
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