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French grey

French grey noun: a pale dove grey.

Noun

French grey (uncountable)

  1. A pale dove grey.
    • The door was French grey outside with raised metal lettering, as clean and sharp as a new knife.1953, Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye, Penguin, published 2010, page 130

Questions about French grey

What does French grey mean?
French grey means a pale dove grey.
What part of speech is French grey?
French grey is a noun.

Words near French grey in the dictionary

  1. french fries
  2. french fry
  3. French gout
  4. French green bean
  5. French green beans
  6. French grey
  7. French grip
  8. French grips
  9. French Guiana
  10. French Guianese
  11. French Guinea

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