snuff-colored
Example Sentences
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There he became well known for his snuff-colored suits and the atomizer he carried for colds and hay fever.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some of the male staff members wear the black or snuff-colored dress of "lay preachers"; some of the women still affect traditional white "prayer caps"; all work for mere subsistence wages.
From Time Magazine Archive
He wore a red silk waistcoat under a snuff-colored coat with silver buttons, a starched linen shirt, and black breeches.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
She wore a shapeless, snuff-colored gown, very loose and only slightly gathered at the waist.
From Paul Patoff by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
He wore a blue-checked pinafore, below which could be seen his short snuff-colored trousers and little bare feet.
From Randy and Her Friends by Amy Brooks
