gridelin
noun
grid·e·lin
ˈgridᵊlə̇n
plural -s
: a dark purplish red that is bluer and paler than pansy purple, redder, lighter, and stronger than raisin, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than Bokhara
called also gris-de-lin
Word History
Etymology
modification of French gris-de-lin, literally, flax gray
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