pepper-and-salt

American  

[pep-er-uhn-sawlt] / ˈpɛp ər ənˈsɔlt /

Also salt-and-pepper

adjective

1. composed of a fine mixture of black with white.

   pepper-and-salt hair.

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noun

1. an apparel fabric having a pepper-and-salt effect.

2. harbinger-of-spring.

pepper-and-salt British  

adjective

1. (of cloth) marked with a fine mixture of black and white

2. (of hair) streaked with grey

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Etymology

Origin of pepper-and-salt

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

The dense workmanship mixed skeins of thick wool with pepper-and-salt tweed — and set that off against sheer chiffon.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2011

At 51, a twinkling, compact man with a boxer's fleshy nose and a pepper-and-salt beard, he is by general consent the best sculptor to have emerged from England since Henry Moore.

From Time Magazine Archive

A diminutive figure with a pepper-and-salt beard, an ascetic mien and a tempered voice, Fugard is no firebrand.

From Time Magazine Archive

Stuart climbed the bank, went into the bushes, and was back in a few minutes wearing a pepper-and-salt jacket, old striped trousers, a Windsor tie, and spectacles.

From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White

Her hair was pepper-and-salt, and she smiled when she saw him look at her.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman