silver gray

noun

1. a light brownish-gray.

Other Words From

• silver-gray adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of silver gray¹

First recorded in 1600–10

Example Sentences

It looked as though the bowl had been filled with a silver gray mist and then turned bottom side up.

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The book was of heavy paper, golden in color back and front and with silver-gray leaves inside.

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Tall and silver-gray the column of the trunk rose to meet wide branches and the green lace-work of tender leaves.

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The sun was not quite up and there was a silver gray haze over everything.

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The only things weve decided on so far are two silk dresses, a black one and a silver-gray.

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