iron-gray
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈaɪərnˌɡreɪ/
- US
:
gris hierro
- The painter chose an iron-gray for the stormy sky in his landscape.
- iron-gray hair
- iron-gray beard
Examples
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The scientific team was led by an aging Chinese woman with iron-gray hair.
Fiction book (1998) -
It was iron-gray now, of course, but he felt it lent his rather sharp features a measure of distinction and emphasized his bright blue eyes.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her iron-gray hair was pulled severely back, and gold tabs gleamed on the high collar of her jacket.
Fiction book (1998) -
Another woman looked at him in her place: an older woman, whose thick black hair was shot through with wide streaks of iron-grey, and whose skin was the color of burnished copper.
Fiction book (2002) -
They watched her, the two old brothers in their work clothes, their iron gray hair short and stiff on their uncombed heads, the knees of their pants baggy.
Fiction book (1998) -
Their hides were both glossy and dusty, Tabenaro pied, Navarro a flea-bitten iron grey.
Fiction book (1998) -
Their red faces were cleanshaven, and their iron-gray hair was combed down flat on their heads with a considerable excess of hair oil, leaving it so heavy and stiffened that even the gusting wind couldn't move it.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Molly, don't you know me?" the Reverend Eldred implored, striving to caress her cheek, to brush his fingers through the iron gray tangle of her.
Fiction book (2000) -
She admired the iron-gray finish on the new metal sculpture.
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His iron-gray beard gave him a distinguished look at the gala.
Synonyms
5
1.7
A very dark grey color like burned wood
3
5.4
A dark gray color with a blue metallic shine
2
3.5
A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone
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4.8
A dark blue-gray color like a wet stone or a storm sky
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3.1
A very dark gray like the color of charcoal
A dark color with a little purple or blue used in painting
A dark grey color with a slight blue or purple tone
A dark gray color that looks almost black
Very dark gray like the color of burned wood
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Morphology
Etymology
The word iron-gray as a noun names a dark gray color that looks like fresh iron, often with a 'metal shine' or a slight blue tone. That's why painters or designers choose an iron-gray to give a space or object a modern, industrial feel.