rust-colored

American  

[ruhst-kuhl-erd] / ˈrʌstˌkʌl ərd /

adjective

1. of the color rust.

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Etymology

Origin of rust-colored

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

But look a bit closer, reading between the gobs of fleshy, rust-colored tail juice, and you’ll find that Ylfa’s exhilaration communicates much more than one person’s epicurean eccentricities.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

The volunteers may also issue warnings about the many hazards that lurk in desert areas: Rattlesnakes, while not aggressive, tend to blend in with the rust-colored sand and boulders.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

The area's rust-colored rocks date back to the early Permian period more than 270 million years ago and contain the fossilized remains of ancient reptiles, amphibians and sail-backed synapsids, the precursors to modern mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024

A rust-colored dome looms over the muddy farmland of Hinkley Point, a headland overlooking the Bristol Channel in southwest England.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

There were tables set up there, and they were covered with various clumps of that rust-colored mud so greasy it’s mostly just clay, and poking from some of those clumps were the fossils.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth