seal brown

American  

noun

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

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seal brown British  

noun

1. 1. a dark brown colour often with a yellowish or greyish tinge

   2. ( as adjective )

      a seal-brown dress

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Other Word Forms

• seal-brown
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of seal brown

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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seal brown

In their places, Mark Bavaro, Joe Morris, Pepper Johnson and the rest of the Giants’ Over the Hill Gang would play out their golden years in seal brown and orange.

From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2012

It was in French with the Benneville crest and seal, brown with age, and by no means easy to decipher.

From The Statesmen Snowbound by Fitzgerald, Robert

Through our glasses we could see a surprising sight in such a land—little patches of vegetation, seal brown or even emerald green.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.

She was a rich seal brown, large and determined, and had left a husband on his honor, in town.

From The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches by Winslow, Carleton M.

Her rich costume of seal brown, plush with ruchings of feathers, the coquettish hat to match with the jaunty ostrich plume were becoming in the extreme and gave an air of richness and refined elegance.

From Marguerite Verne by Armour, Rebecca Agatha