rust-colored

[ ruhst-kuhl-erd ]

adjective

1. of the color rust.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rust-colored¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

The volunteers may also issue warnings about the many hazards that lurk in desert areas: Rattlesnakes, while not aggressive, tend to blend in with the rust-colored sand and boulders.

From Los Angeles Times

She wears a Star of David necklace and has rust-colored hair and an easy, throaty laugh.

From Los Angeles Times

The area's rust-colored rocks date back to the early Permian period more than 270 million years ago and contain the fossilized remains of ancient reptiles, amphibians and sail-backed synapsids, the precursors to modern mammals.

From Science Daily

On a recent winter afternoon, however, the expanse was a monochromatic, rust-colored landscape where bobcats stalked unhurriedly through sparse brush.

From Los Angeles Times

A rust-colored dome looms over the muddy farmland of Hinkley Point, a headland overlooking the Bristol Channel in southwest England.

From New York Times