slate gray
[ sleyt-grey ]
noun
a dull, dark, bluish gray, the color of slate.
Origin of slate gray
1First recorded in 1785–95
Other words from slate gray
- slate-gray, adjective
Words Nearby slate gray
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How to use slate gray in a sentence
I was looking straight at Mrs. Sheila as he spoke, and I saw a sudden frightened shock jump into the slate-gray eyes.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeSides broadly brownish pink, center of belly white; breast pale slate-gray, crown darker, back washed with brownish.
Color Key to North American Birds | Frank M. ChapmanI surveyed the whole angry surface of that slate-gray, storm-beaten sea, to the misty horizon.
Astounding Stories, March, 1931 | VariousHe saw the spars of his little schooner etched black against the slate-gray of the eastern sky.
The Harbor Master | Theodore Goodridge RobertsLike himself, she had evidently just awakened, and she was staring at him out of wide-open, slate-gray eyes.
Stranded in Arcady | Francis Lynde
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