straw color

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noun

a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.

Nearby words

stravinskian, stravinsky, stravinsky, igor, straw, straw boss, straw color, straw in the wind, straw man, straw mite, straw mushroom, straw poll

Origin of straw color

First recorded in 1580–90

Related forms

straw-col·ored, adjective

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Examples from the Web for straw color

Jaune of Smith (Yellow Noisette), straw-color, large and full.
The Book of Roses|Francis Parkman
The deep wine-color of the sumachs and gum-treesis already visible, and the straw-color of the dog-wood and beech.
Complete Prose Works|Walt Whitman
The beds of papyrus on the banks now grew partly on dry land, and their rank green had faded to straw-color.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
A new fruit of middle sized, and handsome conical shape, red towards the sun, and a straw-color on the other side.
British Pomology|Robert Hogg

The shell is brown to straw-color, stained with purplish-brown without, and has a bright salmon-red or purplish-pink interior.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold