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pearl grey

British  

noun

    1. a light bluish-grey colour

    2. ( as adjective )

      pearl-grey shoes

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Black bass are fair to good on Carolina rigs, jigs and pearl grey shiner DT10s.

From Washington Times

"I know that very well," said Mimi; "look at him over there talking to the lady in pearl grey."

From Project Gutenberg

He wore a high crowned, pearl grey fedora, set squarely on his head and his fleecy coat had heavily padded shoulders.

From Project Gutenberg

The sunlight caught the splendour of his plumage, and he dropped like a jewel into the pearl grey of the vapour that clung to the mountain-side.

From Project Gutenberg

Further south, in Oslo, night is merely an afterthought in the pearl grey lingering of the day.

From Salon