snuff-colour

A noun referring to a dark yellowish brown color, resembling the shade of ground snuff tobacco.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine dunkle gelblich-braune Farbe bezeichnet, die an den Ton von gemahlenem Schnupftabak erinnert.

1. Dark yellowish brown C1 formal british

   A dark, dull shade of brown with a yellowish tint, resembling the color of powdered snuff tobacco.

   • He wore a snuff-colour coat to the hunting party.
   • The walls were painted a muted snuff-colour.
   • The old photograph had faded to a snuff-colour hue.

   🇩🇪Tabakbraun

   Synonyme: sepiasnuff-brownumber

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