plum colored

A form of plum-colored — Of a dark bluish-red color, the color of some plums.

Meanings

adjectiveplum colored (comparative more plum colored, superlative most plum colored)

comparative more plum colored · superlative most plum colored

  1. predicativePredicative form of plum-colored.

    She wore denim capris with a bright purple T-shirt, making her eyes look more plum colored than blue.

    2012, Carole Rummage, chapter 10, in Refuge (Dark Light Dance; 1), Springville, Ut.: Sweetwater Books, →ISBN, page 74
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    Eriogonum umbellatum (sulfur buckwheat) – Native wildflower with showy sulfur yellow flower clusters in spring and rounded evergreen leaves that turn plum colored in winter.

    2004, Susan J. Tweit, “Indigestible Plants”, in The Rocky Mountain Garden Survival Guide, Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Publishing, →ISBN, “Invaders” section, “Pests Large and Small” subsection, page 97

    My dress had one long sleeve and was sleeveless on the other side. It was plum colored, super short, and clingy and was covered in little holes that revealed my smooth silky skin.

    2017, Chyna L., chapter 8, in Risking It All for My Hustla 3, [Lincoln, Ala.]: Grand Penz Publications, →ISBN, page 65
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