salmonyadj.
/ˈsaməni/, U.S. /ˈsæməni/ Somewhat salmon-coloured.
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salmony1935
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1935 E. Farjeon Nursery in Nineties 237 She has one evening dress..a salmony-pink brocaded with bunches of lemon-coloured flowers.
1948 V. S. Pritchett in E. Bowen et al. Why do I Write? 12 Lichfield..a nice, dull little place in glazed salmony Midland brick.
a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1977) III. 805 Anne looked fresh and exquisite, too, in her lovely salmony red suit.
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