naturelleadj.n.
/ˌnatʃᵿˈrɛl/, /ˌnatjᵿˈrɛl/, /ˌnatʊˈrɛl/, U.S. /ˌnætʃəˈrɛl/ A. adj.
Of a pale pink or beige colour; of the colour of a fair skin. Cf. natural adj. 11b. rare.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [adjective] > pale red or pink
incarnatea1533
fleshy1555
incarnation1562
pallet1565
peach1583
bepurfurate1584
blush1597
carnation1598
peachy1599
peach-coloured1600
pink-coloured1600
incarnadine1605
pink1607
blush-coloured1626
blushy1626
gridelin1652
carnationeda1658
pinky1661
carneous1673
peach blossom1702
flesh-coloured1703
flesh-colour1711
mushroom-coloured1770
salmon-coloured1776
pinkish1785
salmon1786
blush-tinted1818
flesh-red1819
naturelle1873
flesh-pink1882
lilac-pink1882
pinksome1913
nude1922
magnolia-pink1931
salmony1935
magnolia1963
1873 Young Englishwoman Feb. 78/1 A dark blue marine velvet hat..with black pompom, and long plume naturelle.
2001 Sun (Baltimore) (Nexis) 18 Mar. (Life & Leisure section) g7 (heading) Naturelle Hi-Liter.
B. n.
A colour or shade of this description, esp. as a shade of face powder. Cf. natural n.1 14. Now rare.
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the world > matter > colour > named colours > grey or greyness > [noun] > yellowish grey
mouse-dunc1465
mouse-coloura1576
mouse grey1825
putty1869
beige1879
naturelle1887
mouse1895
greige1911
kasha1957
the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > pale red or pink
incarnationa1475
carnation?1533
peach colour1573
maiden's blush1598
maiden blush1600
flesh-colour1611
gridelinc1640
incarnadine1661
pinka1669
peach bloom1716
pompadour1761
rose pink1772
salmon-colour1813
orange-pink1820
peachiness1820
maiden rose1827
pinkiness1828
peach-blow1829
peach1831
pink madder1835
flesh-tint1839
pinkness1840
rose du Barry1847
flesh1852
almond1872
ash of roses1872
nymph-pink1872
rose Pompadour1872
salmon1873
pinkishness1874
mushroom1884
salmon-pink1884
naturelle1887
shell-pink1887
sunrise1890
sultan pink1899
mushroom colour1900
sunblush1925
flesh tone1931
magnolia1963
1887 Illustr. London News 6 Aug. 163/1 (advt.) Toilet powder... In three tints: Blanche, for fair skins; Naturelle, for darker complexions; and Rachel, for use by artificial light.
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 537/1 Poudre de Riz..in 4 shades (Blanche, Rachel, Naturelle, Rose).
1927–8 T. Eaton & Co. Catal. Fall–Winter 367 Pompeian Face Powder..fine and clinging, in White, Rachel, Naturelle or Flesh.
1929 in Experiment Feb. 18 You, with pale hair a silly face, Display its charm in naturelle.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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