"Mountbatten pink" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Named after the British naval officer Lord Mountbatten. Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=Mountbatten pink}} Mountbatten pink (not comparable)
  1. (historical) Of a pinkish-grey colour. Tags: historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Mountbatten_pink-en-adj-oviFkcpj

Noun

Forms: Mountbatten pinks [plural]
Etymology: Named after the British naval officer Lord Mountbatten. Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=Mountbatten pink}} Mountbatten pink (countable and uncountable, plural Mountbatten pinks)
  1. (historical) A pinkish-grey camouflage colour, used to paint several ships of the British Royal Navy during World War II. Tags: countable, historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Greys, Pinks
    Sense id: en-Mountbatten_pink-en-noun-MduseqgX Disambiguation of Greys: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pinks: 22 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75

Inflected forms

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