copper color
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːpər ˈkʌlər/
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color cobre
- Meanwhile, the sun is rising and setting these days wearing an ominous new-penny copper color, here in BC PNW.
Examples
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Max's skin held a deep copper color throughout the year.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was somewhat larger than life, for one thing, and the ring with the bit of glass in it was painted a dull, improbable copper color.
Fiction book (1996) -
ME: Belgian Pale Ale pours a copper color with the head and carbonation level you'd expect from a mass-produced product.
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Max's skin held a deep copper color throughout the year.
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The outer umbra had a yellowish tint, while the darker part was more of a brick-orange or copper color.
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Although he was adopted, Asaad's countenance and complexion are basically flawless, like his father's, and his skin is an identical glowing copper color.
Synonyms
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A soft reddish-brown metal or its reddish-brown color
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Morphology
The phrase is a simple descriptive noun phrase formed from 'copper' (the metal or its colour) plus 'color' (hue), so its meaning — a reddish-brown colour like copper — is directly derivable from the constituents. This is a literal, non-idiomatic composition found across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner who knows the two words.
Etymology
Copper color comes from the metal copper, which has a warm, shiny reddish-brown look. That's why copper color means 'a reddish-brown' today.