English
off-white
Any pale colour that is almost white.
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Origin
From off- + white.
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- partEnglishwhite “Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishwhit “white”
- inheritedOld Englishhwīt “white”
- inheritedMiddle Englishwhit “white”