straw color

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noun

a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.

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Origin of straw color

First recorded in 1580–90

OTHER WORDS FROM straw color

straw-colored, adjective

Words nearby straw color

strawberry tomato, strawberry tongue, strawberry tree, strawboard, straw boss, straw color, strawflower, strawhat, straw in the wind, straw man, straw mite

How to use straw color in a sentence

Most of it is taken up by a graphic inviting the visitor to participate in the 2016 online presidential straw poll.
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Even other men of color considered Revels a curious figure, for Mississippi had never had a large free black population.
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Similarly, a recent NPR report covered the challenges many police departments are having recruiting officers of color.
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The losers have always been children in poverty, children of color, and children with disabilities.
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In Brazil people color code their underwear according to their needs.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The pink flowers are the largest while those of a yellow color are the smallest.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
She was growing accustomed to like shocks, but she could not keep the mounting color back from her cheeks.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Her attachment to impressionism leads this artist to many experiments in color—or, as one critic wrote, "to play with color."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement