The unabridged _Oxford English Dictionary_ describes dove grey as "a
warm grey with a tone of pink or purple."
Bear in mind that the meanings of many Victorian color names changed
from fashion season to fashion season; and also, different, trendier
names were often applied to the same old colors. Color was a marketing
point, and fabric manufacturers dreamed up exotic color names like "moon
on the desert."
In other words, the OED definition may be about as close to an exact
definition as you ever get.
Fran
Lavolta Press Books on Historic Costuming
http://www.lavoltapress.com
Diana Habra wrote:
Hello list,
Does anyone out there have a link to color descriptions that they could
share?
I am looking to find out what the color "dove gray" really is. I thought I
knew but now I am not so sure.
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