pepper and salt

pepper and salt
1) крапчатый, рябенький, цвета "перца с солью" (о ткани)

Yet his pepper and salt rough tweed suit was neat and cared for, his brown shoes were brightly polished. (A. Wilson, ‘A Bit off the Map and Other Stories’, ‘Ten Minutes to Twelve’) — И все же его костюм из грубого твида цвета "перца с солью" был чистым и хорошо отглаженным, а коричневые ботинки начищены до блеска.

2) с проседью (о волосах)

His hair was now steel grey, not pepper and salt. (C. P. Snow, ‘Last Things’, ch. XXXVIII) — Волосы Уолтера, еще недавно только тронутые сединой, теперь были совсем белые.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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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


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