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Russet

Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray; of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish brown color.

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Chromatic 84% connected

Relating to color, or to colors.

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Relating to color, or to colors.

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Homespun 76% connected

Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse; plain.

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Amphibole noun · 78% connection

A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also massive, general…

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Ashen adjective · 78% connection

Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray.

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Bay adjective · 78% connection

Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the color of horses.

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Bise noun · 78% connection

A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt; -- called also blue bice.

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Blue superl. · 78% connection

Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it, whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue as a sapphire; b…

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Buff noun · 78% connection

The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink, gray, or brown.

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Chestnut adjective · 78% connection

Of the color of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as, chestnut curls.

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Chrysolite noun · 78% connection

A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic rocks; -- called also…

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Chrysophyta noun · 78% connection

mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and d…

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Converse noun · 78% connection

A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the su…

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Crocidolite noun · 78% connection

A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color. It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of iron and sod…

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Division Chrysophyta noun · 78% connection

mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and d…

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Dun adjective · 78% connection

Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black; of a dull brown color; swarthy.

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Equal adjective · 78% connection

Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied…

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Foxy adjective · 78% connection

Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have too much of this co…

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Gray superl. · 78% connection

Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.

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Hair-brown adjective · 78% connection

Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is composed of equal proportions of red and green.

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Hematite noun · 78% connection

An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent rhombohedral cryst…

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