seal brown

American  

noun

1. a rich, dark brown suggestive of dressed and dyed sealskin.

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seal brown British  

noun

1. 1. a dark brown colour often with a yellowish or greyish tinge

   2. ( as adjective )

      a seal-brown dress

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Other Word Forms

• seal-brown adjective

Etymology

Origin of seal brown

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

In their places, Mark Bavaro, Joe Morris, Pepper Johnson and the rest of the Giants’ Over the Hill Gang would play out their golden years in seal brown and orange.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2012

Then the swelling in Mr. Fitznoodle's head had gone down a little, but there was still a seal brown taste in his mouth.

From Remarks by Nye, Bill

Above blackish; a large white spot before the eye; secondaries tipped with white; sides of neck and the throat seal brown; belly, white.

From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.

She was a rich seal brown, large and determined, and had left a husband on his honor, in town.

From The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches by Winslow, Carleton M.

Umber, seal brown, red, terra-cotta, orange, Nile green, emerald, purple, cobalt blue, gray, lilac, and many other colors, all rich with the depth of satin, glow wonderful as the craftiest textures.

From The Mountains by White, Stewart Edward