pearl gray
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- adjective
- /pɜrl ɡreɪ/
- US
:
gris perla
- The walls were painted in a soft pearl gray that brightened the room.
- pearl gray suit
- pearl-gray sky
Examples
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She put on her pearl gray sweater for it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pancho had put on her best pantsuit, pearl gray with electric blue trim, almost the same shade of blue as Elly.
Fiction book (2001) -
There were several chairs and a love seat covered in pearl gray.
Fiction book (1996) -
"A short, fat man in a pearl-gray business suit emerged from the parking lot and headed toward them.
Fiction book (2001) -
His pearl gray suit was fresh despite the heat, his tie and collar crisp at his throat.
Fiction book (1994) -
He was wearing one of my suits, my pearl gray suit and a white shirt.
Fiction book (1998) -
The young woman had the look of a settler, wearing a pearl-gray suit trimmed with taffeta.
Fiction book (1998) -
But where Dan's suit of sky blue looked trim and new, Mitchell's pearl gray outfit was baggy.
Fiction book (1995) -
Not a single leaf, let alone any colorful blooms, marred the pristine perfection of the pearl gray sand.
Fiction book (1996) -
It was a neat car, a brand-new 1948 Studebaker Champion, pearl gray and fast-looking.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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A light gray color with a shiny metal look
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A light gray color that looks like shiny silver
A light gray color like shiny metal
A light pale gray that looks like soft smoke
How Pale
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'pearl gray' is directly compositional: 'pearl' denotes a pale, pearly sheen and 'gray' names the color, so combined they describe a pale gray with a subtle pearly/silvery quality. This modifier + color pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Pearl gray comes from the soft shine of a pearl mixed with the light color of gray, so it means 'a pale gray with a soft, shiny look'.