"gainsboro" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: A color named "gainsboro" was added to the X11 color chart by Paul Raveling in 1989. Raveling explained that he introduced a number of "light and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples", of which gainsboro appears to be one. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gainsboro (not comparable)
  1. Of a neutral light grey colour. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Greys
    Sense id: en-gainsboro-en-adj-s59tX2eX Disambiguation of Greys: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51

Noun [English]

Etymology: A color named "gainsboro" was added to the X11 color chart by Paul Raveling in 1989. Raveling explained that he introduced a number of "light and off-white colors, copied from several Sinclair Paints color samples", of which gainsboro appears to be one. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gainsboro (uncountable)
  1. A neutral light grey colour. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Greys
    Sense id: en-gainsboro-en-noun-cLgOBXWU Disambiguation of Greys: 48 52 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
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