dae məsk noun 1. a fine cloth woven of linen, silk, wool, or cotton with a prominent, elaborate pattern. 2. table linen of this or similar cloth. 3. a deep pink color.
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ecru
e kru noun a pale yellowish or grayish tan color. Note: The word “ecru” comes from a French word meaning “raw, unbleached.” It originally referred to the color of unbleached linen or…
bistre
bI stər noun 1. a pigment made from the soot of burned wood, having a yellowish or dark brown color. 2. this color.
rufous
ru fəs adjective of or pertaining to a reddish or reddish brown color.
phlogiston
flo jI stan noun a nonexistent chemical that was once believed to be the cause of combustion and to be released by anything burning. As we have seen, Priestley, in 1774, had…