Oxford gray

American  

noun

1. medium to dark gray.

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Etymology

Origin of Oxford gray

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

In a break with prevailing custom, the White House announced that Johnson will attend the Inauguration wearing "an Oxford gray suit, black shoes and a fedora."

From Time Magazine Archive

In England, man, snow is an Oxford gray, an' in Scotland, a pepper an' salt, an' sometimes a cut-beard, when they get a hard winther.

From Going to Maynooth Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William