straw yellow
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The Attorney General walked into the press conference on Friday, dressed in a straw yellow silk suit and pearls, and denied that she was furious at the FBI and its director, Louis Freeh.
From Time Magazine Archive
The commercial product is a pale straw yellow, but varies much according to the purity of the materials used in its manufacture.
From Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise by Sanford, P. Gerald (Percy Gerald)
In the horse it is yellow or yellowish-red; in cattle and sheep yellowish; and in the dog a straw yellow.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by Craig, R. A., D. V. M.
It imparts a straw yellow colour to the parting acid.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
The iris of the real game bird should be whitish or straw yellow.
From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh
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