rusty-brown
- adjective
- /ˈrʌsti braʊn/
- It's rusty brown and disgusting.
Examples
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Kiri was surprised to see that it was the rusty brown P97 pygmy called Litlun, evidently lurking there to look at the humans.
Fiction book (1991) -
The old fence was covered in a rusty-brown color, showing years of neglect.
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But their color was a dark rusty brown.
Fiction book (2000) -
The other was rusty brown, with bright yellow eyes that roved around them all, and Moon Bunderan cried out when she recognized him.
Fiction book (1991) -
She wore a jacket that was a deep rusty-brown, reminiscent of autumn leaves.
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The walls of the shed were painted a rusty-brown shade that blended well with the surrounding nature.
Synonyms
A dark reddish brown color
A deep brown color like wood or earth
Having a red-brown color like old iron
A deep reddish-brown color like wood from a tropical tree
A brown color with a hint of red
A reddish-brown color like copper
A reddish-brown or orange-brown color like old metal
A red-brown color like copper
A brown color with a touch of red
A strong red-brown colour like the outside of a red brick
A reddish brown color like rust
A red color with a brown-orange hint like rust
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-orange tone
Covered in red-brown flakes on old metal
A deep brown color with a red tint like dark wood
Reddish brown in color
A dark brown red like dried blood
A deep warm red with a slight brown tone
Having a reddish-brown color like rust or containing iron
How Reddish-Brown
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rusty-brown comes from rust, the 'reddish-brown' layer that forms on old iron, and brown, the colour. So rusty-brown means a brownish-red shade like the colour of rust on metal.