oyster white

noun

1. a slightly grayish white; off-white.

oyster white

noun

1. 1. a greyish-white colour

   2. ( as adjective )

      oyster-white walls

Word History and Origins

Origin of oyster white¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Another novelty with a lower price tag: bleached beaver and otter in such new shades as oyster white and honey beige.

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They got a careful eyeful of Mrs. Truman's oyster white corner bedroom and the President's big bedroom with the blue-canopied bed.

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"Crêpe de Chine in oyster white will show the top of the dress embroidered to the knees in some unconventional design of black and a deeper shade of white."

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