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Meanings of sober colour in English

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Usage of sober colour in English
1
One was dressed in black, the other in some sober colour or other.
Will Weatherhelm: The Yarn of an Old Sailor
2
The dress of the lower ranks was of sober colour, and of stout but coarse texture.
With Marlborough to Malplaquet: A Story of the Reign of Queen An...
3
Objects of beauty surrounded her, which glowed with subdued radiance from their background of sober colour.
Stories by English Authors: England
4
His dress was of a sober colour, and in fashion anterior to anything which I could remember.
The Purcell Papers — Volume 2
5
The clothes fitted him well, and were of a sober colour, such as a trusty retainer of a noble house would wear upon a journey.
By Pike and Dyke: a Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic
6
I've a taste for sober colours in men and caliky.
The Voice of the People
7
The rooms for the guests were carpeted with sober colours and warmed by high stoves built up of glazed white tiles.
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
8
Brethren, we must paint things in the sober colours of truth; not as they might be supposed to be, but as they are.
Sermons Preached at Brighton / Third Series
9
Lizards run about the walks in plenty, about the same size is the green lizard of the South of Europe, but of more sober colours.
At Last: A Christmas in the West Indies
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