copper-colored
- adjective
- /ˈkɑːpərˌkʌlərd/
- US
- His copper-colored eyes were bright red.
- copper-colored hair
- copper-colored skin
- copper-colored eyes
Examples
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Sunlight shone on the copper-colored hair of Becky Moniger.
Fiction book (1992) -
Inside, you'll still find the old, copper-colored teller booths and stained glass windows that you would have found on its grand opening day.
Blog text (1) -
He is very handsome, with shiny copper-colored hair and intense small black eyes.
Fiction book (1996) -
As we headed down the hill, the copper-colored sandstone of the church glowed in the rays of the lowering sun.
Fiction book (1999) -
At this high altitude, the thin air made Zanny pant; her cheeks were nearly as bright as her copper-colored hair.
Fiction book (1993) -
His fine, broad shoulders and powerful arms gave him a rough outline, but the sensitive lines of his sculpted mouth and copper-colored eyes were noble and showed a gentle spirit.
Fiction book (1998) -
On the jagged cliff above, a black mass of trees is outlined against a stormy sky filled with copper-colored clouds, surreal in effect.
Fiction book (1993) -
With his copper-colored, angular face and high cheekbones, he looked like a Mayan warrior plucked out of an ancient frieze.
Fiction book (1990) -
Known as dende in Nigeria and Bahia, the rich copper-colored kernel oil of this palm is used in the preparation of almost all spiritual food offerings.
Academic text (1990) -
The car also has copper-colored accents, both inside and out.
Synonyms
A reddish-brown color like copper
A brown color with a hint of red
A reddish-brown or orange-brown color like old metal
A brown color with a touch of red
A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses
Having a shiny brown or gold color like an old coin
A brown color with a slight red tint
A color like brown mixed with red
A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs
A brown color with a red tint like old metal left outside
A reddish brown color like rust
A reddish-brown metal-like color similar to copper
A reddish-brown hair color like copper
A red color with a brown, shiny look like copper
Having a brownish-gold metal color
A deep brown color with a red tint like dark wood
A brown color with a red-orange tone
How Coppery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Copper-colored comes from copper, the reddish-brown metal, so think of a shiny penny or a warm brown coin. Copper-colored means 'reddish-brown', like the color of that metal.