snuff-color
- noun
- Archaic
:
color rapé
- The cloth was dyed a rich snuff-color, lending it an antique appearance.
Examples
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The artist carefully mixed paints to achieve the perfect snuff-color for the landscape.
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The walls were painted in a warm snuff-color.
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She wore an old coat of snuff-color that matched the autumn leaves.
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I love the rich snuff-colors of autumn leaves.
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The artist carefully mixed paints to achieve the perfect snuff-color for the landscape.
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She wore an old coat of snuff-color that matched the autumn leaves.
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The cloth was dyed a rich snuff-color, lending it an antique appearance.
Synonyms
A greyish yellow-brown colour like dried tobacco
A greyish brown with a yellow tone like tobacco powder
A grey to yellowish brown color like old leather
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Etymology
The word snuff-color comes from snuff, the 'powdered tobacco' people used, which has a dark yellowish-brown shade. So snuff-color means that same dark yellowish-brown, like the color of the tobacco.