coffee-colored
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of coffee-colored
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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When I pick up my once-quarterly No. 19 at Langer’s, I gaze longingly at the dining room and wonder if I’ll ever get to sit in those cushy coffee-colored booths again.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2020
Increased numbers are appearing in the cold streams of Maine, the lakes of Michigan and Wisconsin and the coffee-colored waters of Florida’s Suwannee River.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2019
A machine uses a chemical bath to dissolve protein, blood and fat, leaving only a coffee-colored liquid, powdery bone and any metal implants, like dental fillings.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017
Springsteen then sings a bit of “Nadine,” observing, “I’d never seen a coffee-colored Cadillac, but I know exactly what one looks like.”
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2017
She had a dejected look on her smooth, coffee-colored face.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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