straw yellow
Americannoun
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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
Overdone assays show a straw yellow colour which deepens on standing.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius
South the road winds down a wide valley towards stripes of rain through which shine straw yellow faint as a dream the rolling lands of New Castile.
From A Pushcart at the Curb by Dos Passos, John
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.
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