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salt-and-pepper
salt-and-pep·per (sôlt′ən-pĕp′ər)adj. Having a fine mixture of black and white: a salt-and-pepper beard.pep′per-and-salt′
adj. composed of a fine mixture of black and white or sometimes (in fabric) of two colors. [1765–75] salt-and-pepper
salt-and-pepperA mottled mixture of black, grey, and white. Usually used in reference to hair. Her salt-and-pepper hair gave our teacher a look of distinction and authority.salt n. a sailor. (Especially with old.) I’ve sailed a little, but you could hardly call me an old salt. salt and pepper1. n. a black and white police car. There is a salt and pepper around the corner waiting for speeders. 2. mod. interracial, including black and white. It was sort of a salt and pepper meeting, with representatives from all neighborhoods. See also: and, pepper, saltEncyclopediaSeepepper-and-salt |