Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of the color of liver; hepatic; of the color called liver-color; said especially of ceramic ware, as a certain variety of old Chinese porcelain and its imitations.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a color like liver; dark reddish brown.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a reddish-brown color
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Examples
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Sharon turned and bent to pick it up as Ridge slowed the liver-colored chestnut gelding into a long-striding walk.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Its scrambling hooves kicked back sprays of water, showering the liver-colored chestnut and its rider.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Its scrambling hooves kicked back sprays of water, showering the liver-colored chestnut and its rider.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Sharon turned and bent to pick it up as Ridge slowed the liver-colored chestnut gelding into a long-striding walk.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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Jace cried out and Brydon nearly dropped the bow in surprise as the liver-colored horse slid to a stop some distance away.
The Gauntlet Thrown Chapter Thirty Six xcpublishing 2009
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The liver-colored stuff that came with the house when they bought it is gone.
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A liveried pug-ugly held the car door for them, ushering them toward the entrance where a toady in a liver-colored waistcoat made notations on a clipboard.
Blood Lite II: Overbite Kevin J. Anderson 2010
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While the sun lowered through the curtains, she sketched the sleeping Mrs. Harmon in unsparing detail: the liver-colored spots on her neck; her hands, with their knotty whorls for knuckles.
Tell us we’re home Martina Budhos 2010
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But most were gathered in a noisy, roiling pack just in front of the room, some leaping so high it was possible to hear their yellow canines tearing at the air, and to look down their liver-colored throats.
Here Comes Another Lesson Stephen O’Connor 2010
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She was content to loll on the braided rug with the dogs, two liver-colored pointers who would lick the dried formula off her face.
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