gray-brown
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- adjective
- /ɡreɪˈbraʊn/
- US
:
marrón grisáceo
- The sky was gray-brown, tinged with dawn.
- gray-brown hair
- gray-brown slurry
- gray-brown hills
The colours are a little strange too, because it's like warm warm and then quite almost grey brown.
- The colours are a little strange too, because it's like warm warm and then quite almost grey brown.
Examples
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The sun sank behind the rim; gray-brown dust settled over the landscape.
Fiction book (1993) -
Bobcats in Pennsylvania have gray-brown fur with dark spots and bars, which are especially noticeable on the legs.
Blog text (9) -
She led him up a small rise to a clearing backed by gray-brown hills.
Fiction book (1993) -
The valley below had melted into a sticky quagmire of gray-brown mud.
Fiction book (1992) -
Continuing eastward, we thread along walkways and ramps used by excavators shuttling wheelbarrows filled with the fine, light, gray-brown soil from the dig.
Academic text (2007) -
The valley below had melted into a sticky quagmire of gray-brown mud.
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Everywhere inside, the gray-brown, water-stained walls were studded with shelves, hooks, and makeshift storage.
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Before long, a gray-brown bird fluttered to a nearby branch.
Synonyms
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6.9
A dull greyish-brown color like the fur of some horses
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2.7
A gray color with a little brown in it
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6.8
Of a dull brown-grey color
A brown color that has some grey in it
A light dull brown that looks slightly gray
A grey color with a little brown in it
A dull brown and gray color like dry earth
A dark brownish-grey colour like old wood
How Gray
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word gray-brown is simply a joining of gray and brown, like mixing paint so 'gray' is added to 'brown'. So it means a brown color with a touch of gray, which is why it looks muted and blends into its background.