pepper-and-salt

[ pep-er-uhn-sawlt ]

/ ˈpɛp ər ənˈsɔlt /

adjective

composed of a fine mixture of black with white: pepper-and-salt hair.

noun

an apparel fabric having a pepper-and-salt effect.

harbinger-of-spring.

Also salt-and-pep·per

[sawlt-n-pep-er] /ˈsɔlt nˈpɛp ər/ (for defs. 1, 2) .

Origin of pepper-and-salt

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby pepper-and-salt

peplos, peplum, peplus, pepo, pepper, pepper-and-salt, pepperbox, pepperbush, peppercorn, peppercorn rent, peppered moth

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Example sentences from the Web for pepper-and-salt

Still I prefer them to the pepper-and-salt mixture which has been sent out under that happy-go-lucky process--free immigration.
Town Life in Australia|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny
Of course,” said the man in pepper-and-salt; “who but a pig-jobber could have business at Llanfair?
Wild Wales|George Borrow
He was a middle-aged man in pepper-and-salt tweeds, and his manner was brusque and aggressive.
The Eternal City|Hall Caine
The first to lift his satchel and make way for her was the tall, thin-faced young man in the straw hat and pepper-and-salt suit.
Under Fire|Charles King

Over a pepper-and-salt suit he wore a light overcoat, reaching almost to his heels.
Three Men on the Bummel|Jerome K. Jerome

British Dictionary definitions for pepper-and-salt

pepper-and-salt

adjective

(of cloth) marked with a fine mixture of black and white

(of hair) streaked with grey

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单词	pepper-and-salt
释义	pepper-and-salt [ pep-er-uhn-sawlt ] / ˈpɛp ər ənˈsɔlt / adjective composed of a fine mixture of black with white: pepper-and-salt hair. noun an apparel fabric having a pepper-and-salt effect. harbinger-of-spring. Also salt-and-pep·per [sawlt-n-pep-er] /ˈsɔlt nˈpɛp ər/ (for defs. 1, 2) . Origin of pepper-and-salt First recorded in 1765–75 Words nearby pepper-and-salt peplos, peplum, peplus, pepo, pepper, pepper-and-salt, pepperbox, pepperbush, peppercorn, peppercorn rent, peppered moth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pepper-and-salt Still I prefer them to the pepper-and-salt mixture which has been sent out under that happy-go-lucky process--free immigration. Town Life in Australia\|R. E. N. (Richard) Twopeny Of course,” said the man in pepper-and-salt; “who but a pig-jobber could have business at Llanfair? Wild Wales\|George Borrow He was a middle-aged man in pepper-and-salt tweeds, and his manner was brusque and aggressive. The Eternal City\|Hall Caine The first to lift his satchel and make way for her was the tall, thin-faced young man in the straw hat and pepper-and-salt suit. Under Fire\|Charles King Over a pepper-and-salt suit he wore a light overcoat, reaching almost to his heels. Three Men on the Bummel\|Jerome K. Jerome British Dictionary definitions for pepper-and-salt pepper-and-salt adjective (of cloth) marked with a fine mixture of black and white (of hair) streaked with grey Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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