murrey
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of murrey
1375–1425; late Middle English murrey, morrey < Middle French moré (adj. and noun), morée (noun) < Medieval Latin mōrātum, mōrāta, neuter and feminine of mōrātus, equivalent to Latin mōr ( um ) mulberry + -ātus -ate 1
Example Sentences
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It is of a murrey or chocolate colour, and forms cool tints of a purple hue with white.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
Much to be regretted is the disuse of the old word murrey, now only employed in heraldry.
From Wood and Garden Notes and thoughts, practical and critical, of a working amateur by Jekyll, Gertrude
She visited all her favorite trees,—the purple ash, the vivid, passionate maples, the oaks in their sober richness of murrey and crimson.
From Queen Hildegarde by Richards, Laura Elizabeth Howe
The citizens were all in their best; their garments were for the most part of somber colours—russet, murrey, brown, and gray.
From St. George for England by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
A blue coat, murrey waistcoat, and breeches of drab set off a figure that could scarcely be surpassed.
From A Group of Noble Dames by Hardy, Thomas
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