Of the white or off-white colour of paper.
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释义 | the world > matter > colour > named colours > white or whiteness > [adjective] > off-white (6) paper-whitec1430 Of the white or off-white colour of paper. sheep-hued?a1600 Passing into adj. In parasynthetic formations (and their derivatives), chiefly with reference to the timidity or stupidity of the sheep, as sheep-… natural1854 Unaltered, not enhanced. Of a fabric: having the colour of its unbleached and undyed state. Of a colour: that of the unbleached and undyed fabric… ecru1869 The name of a colour; the colour of unbleached linen. Also quasi-n. natural-coloured1909 Of textiles, cloth, etc.: not dyed or bleached. Cf. natural, adj. 11b. off-white1931 Almost white. |
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