Snuff-color (Noun)
Meaning
Dark yellowish brown.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The dusty bookshelves in the attic were covered in a fine layer of snuff-color powder.
- The sun-faded tapestry on the wall had changed from a rich brown to a dull snuff-color.
- She lovingly restored the old painting, trying to maintain the delicate snuff-color of the ancient fresco.
- His skin took on a faintly unhealthy snuff-color from spending too much time indoors.
- As she cleaned out her grandfather's attic, she was surrounded by old boxes and trunks, their labels yellowed to a faint snuff-color.