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off–white (noun)

off–white /ˈɑːfˈwaɪt/ noun

off–white

/ˈɑːfˈwaɪt/

noun

Britannica Dictionary definition of OFF–WHITE

[noncount]

: a yellowish or grayish white

They painted the walls in off-white.

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— off–white

adjective

an off-white shirt

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