seal brown

noun

1. a rich, dark brown suggestive of dressed and dyed sealskin.

seal brown

noun

1. 1. a dark brown colour often with a yellowish or greyish tinge
   2. ( as adjective )

      a seal-brown dress

Other Words From

• seal-brown adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of seal brown¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

But there was no depth in his seal-brown eyes which always seemed to brood; no decision in any move of his ponderous body.

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That fellow is gorgeous with his seal-brown coat and old-gold vest; he is certainly a swell fish.

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Formerly I used to have a seal-brown taste in my mouth when I arose in the morning, but that has entirely disappeared.

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Then the swelling in Mr. Fitznoodle's head had gone down a little, but there was still a seal brown taste in his mouth.

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Laramie has a seal brown goat, with iron gray chin whiskers and a breath like new mown hay.

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