- Pepper And Salt
- PEPPER AND SALTA common term for fine mixed effects in woollen and worsted fabrics. Twist yarns are used both ways in dark and light mixtures.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Pepper And Salt
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pepper-and-salt — adj also salt and pepper pepper and salt hair is starting to become grey … Dictionary of contemporary English
pepper-and-salt — [pep′ər ən sôlt′] adj. SALT AND PEPPER … English World dictionary
Pepper and salt — may refer to: * Erigenia bulbosa , a plant native to the Eastern United States * Philotheca spicata , a plant native to Western Australia … Wikipedia
pepper-and-salt — /pep euhr euhn sawlt /, adj. 1. composed of a fine mixture of black with white: pepper and salt hair. n. 2. an apparel fabric having a pepper and salt effect. 3. the harbinger of spring. [1765 75] * * * … Universalium
pepper-and-salt — adjective coloured with small areas of black and white mixed together: a pepper and salt beard … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pepper-and-salt — UK / US adjective pepper and salt hair is black and grey … English dictionary
pepper-and-salt — pep′per and salt′ adj. tex composed of a fine mixture of black and white or sometimes (in fabric) of two colors • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
pepper-and-salt — adjective Date: 1751 salt and pepper … New Collegiate Dictionary
pepper-and-salt — adjective flecked or speckled with intermingled dark and light shades … English new terms dictionary
pepper-and-salt — noun a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark • Hypernyms: ↑fabric, ↑cloth, ↑material, ↑textile … Useful english dictionary
pepper-and-salt moth — noun Etymology: so called from the sprinkling of dark brown or black on its dull white wings : a geometrid moth (Biston cognataria) having a larva that feeds on various deciduous plants (as willow, apple, and black currant) … Useful english dictionary
