His constant dress, both in winter and summer, was a snuff-colour suit of clothes, blue and white speckled worsted stockings, a plain shirt, and a bob wig. From Wordnik.com. [Cecilia] Reference
It is either the tall gentleman, or the gentleman in black, or the gentleman in snuff-colour; or, as in the present instance, the stout gentleman. From Wordnik.com. [Drawing-Room Tales. The Stout Gentleman; The Deserter; and The Broken Heart] Reference
It is either the tall gentleman, or the short gentleman, or the gentleman in black, or the gentleman in snuff-colour; or, as in the present instance, the stout gentleman. From Wordnik.com. [Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists] Reference
The characteristic of the dress of the gentleman was a coat of light blue, or snuff-colour, With brass buttons, the tail reaching nearly to the heels; a gigantic bunch of seals dangled from his fob, whilst his pantaloons were short and tight at the knees; and a spacious waistcoat, with a voluminous muslin cravat and a frilled shirt, completed the toilette. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences of Captain Gronow]
A rusty black, whereas in New York there are frequently seen suits of brown, snuff-colour and even of pepper-and-salt. From Wordnik.com. [Frenzied Fiction] Reference
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