dove color
noun
warm gray with a slight purplish or pinkish tint.
dove-colored
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a word derived from
dove color.
Example Sentences
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Twittering, dove-colored, Mrs. Trevelyan welcomes her daughter, Loveday, back to their little haven on the Italian Riviera, and would so gladly "forgive and forget" if only she would confide.
From Time Magazine Archive
Outside in the Rue Monsieur the dove-colored Paris dawn was brightening.
From Time Magazine Archive
Johnny’s first impression was of dozens of wax candles fighting the long, dove-colored and lavender-and-yellow room.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Mistress Ashby’s dove-colored damask with its gilt- edged lace must have come straight from England.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
She turned to the youthful sovereign, with tears streaming down her cheeks, and ... comforted him, binding up his long hair in his dove-colored robe.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
