dove color
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of dove color
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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It was a pretty hand, delicately gloved in dove color.
From A Mountain Woman by Peattie, Elia Wilkinson
There were six distinct shades of blue, besides rich velvety black, snowy white, delicate dove color, and blue-gray.
From In Nesting Time by Miller, Olive Thorne
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 Murray, David Christie
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 King, Basil
Timidly she spread out fanwise the dove color of her sober costume.
From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove
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