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REDDISH-GRAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reddish-gray mean? 

REDDISH-GRAY (adjective)
  The adjective REDDISH-GRAY has 1 sense:

1. of grey tinged with redplay

  Familiarity information: REDDISH-GRAY used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REDDISH-GRAY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of grey tinged with red

Synonyms:

red-gray; red-grey; reddish-gray; reddish-grey

Similar:

achromatic; neutral (having no hue)


 Context examples 


The pineal gland is a small reddish-gray body, about 8 mm. in length which lies in the depression between the superior colliculi.

(Pineal Parenchyma, NCI Thesaurus)



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