yellow pages
a classified telephone directory or section of a directory, listing subscribers by the type of business or service they offer, usually printed on yellow paper.
Origin of yellow pages
1- Compare white pages.
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How to use yellow pages in a sentence
She spread the blushing sheet triumphantly over the yellow page.
The Open Question | Elizabeth RobinsTwo or three tears fell over the wrinkled face, written close with the past, like a yellow page from an old diary.
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories | Margaret Collier GrahamA second later he was digging a dusty book out of a dusty pile, and in a moment was running his fingers down a yellow page.
The Car That Went Abroad | Albert Bigelow PaineAs she stared at the yellow page, Joan was seized with such an amazing inspiration that she trembled, just thinking of it.
Joan of the Journal | Helen Diehl OldsA phrase, "Babylonish women," crept into his mind from some old yellow page.
The Happy End | Joseph Hergesheimer
British Dictionary definitions for Yellow Pages
trademark a classified telephone directory, often printed on yellow paper, that lists subscribers by the business or service provided
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