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Definition of "pepper-and-salt" [pepper-and-salt]

  • Salt-and-pepper. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "pepper-and-salt" in a sentence
  • "Hes a fit, camera-friendly man in his mid-40s with bright blue eyes, neatly trimmed pepper-and-salt hair and a gentle demeanor."
  • "He is dressed in a coarse pepper-and-salt suit excessively patched and darned"
  • "There was a man on board this boat, with a light fresh-coloured face, and a pepper-and-salt suit of clothes, who was the most inquisitive fellow that can possibly be imagined."
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