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Meanings of dirty white in English

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Examples for "off-white"
Examples for "off-white"
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But the ones we saw last night in the container were off-white.
Nothing to lose
2
Both of these were off-white in color, almost ivory, and looked expensive.
In the night room: a novel
3
The stones were all identical, all the same shade of creamy off-white.
Return of the Crimson Guard
4
She wore an ecru linen suit, off-white panty hose, and open-toed pumps.
Grave Secrets
5
He wore a tropical-weight suit in what looked like shades of off-white.
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Usage of dirty white in English
1
The dirty white of his costume is the token of his inferiority.
Revolution, and Other Essays
2
Cannon' appeared in dirty white paint and the freshly added initials 'A.R.I.B.A.'
The Roll-Call
3
All of Fletcher's face not covered by hair turned a dirty white.
The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
4
The last victim I was to see was a dirty white horse.
The forgotten soldier
5
The sky was a dirty white that made her think of dishwater.
Flesh Eaters
6
He propped his feet, sockless in dirty white high-tops, on the railing.
Flesh and blood
7
It was a Ford Econoline, dirty white, not old, but well used.
Jack Reacher 01 - Killing Floor
8
On the floor at his feet was a bit of dirty white paper.
The Mansion of Mystery / Being a Certain Case of Importance, Tak...
9
Its tough fur was dark gray on top, dirty white below.
The strain
10
A thin figure in a dirty white shirt lay on a wooden pallet.
Sovereign
11
On his head, whether indoors or out, he wore a dirty white topee.
The Complete Short Stories Vol. 1
12
Foam webbed its curved leading face, dirty white capped its peak.
Stonewielder
13
Its dirty white hair fell across its skeletal face, past its wide shoulders.
The nightmarys
14
He was one of the dirty white men we had seen at the tavern.
A Man for the Ages: A Story of the Builders of Democracy
15
The horse was gaunt and scandalous, a dirty white, and carried its head apprehensively.
The Research Magnificent
16
Her first confused sense was only of an astonishing mass of dirty white womanhood.
V. V.'s Eyes
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