pearl gray
noun
a very pale bluish gray.
Origin of pearl gray
1First recorded in 1790–1800
Words Nearby pearl gray
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How to use pearl gray in a sentence
Certain pearl-gray days in summer, or autumn afternoons under enormous Poussin skies, convince me I belong here.
How I Write: John Banville on ‘Ancient Light,’ Nabokov, and Dublin | Noah Charney | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe wind-blown rain-makers lost their leaden hue and became a soft pearl-gray, all fleecy white around the edges.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairShe was in pearl gray, no powder, no mustache, slim as a reed.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellMy days slip by like pearl-gray beads on a rosary, Michael Daragh.
Jane Journeys On | Ruth Comfort MitchellThe narrow, long fingers were pearl-gray, tipped with whitish-pink claws that curved out over the tips.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
Miss Sallie was resplendent in a pearl gray broadcloth and a hat of violet orchids.
The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires | Laura Dent Crane
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