gridelin

noun

grid·​e·​lin

ˈgridᵊlə̇n

plural -s

: a dark purplish red that is bluer and paler than pansy purple, redder, lighter, and stronger than raisin, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than Bokhara

called also gris-de-lin

Word History

Etymology

modification of French gris-de-lin, literally, flax gray

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