: a yellowish or grayish white

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For her 2017 look, Rihanna wowed in Dior Haute Couture’s off-white silk taffeta coat and bustier dress. Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 19 May 2025 The pillow’s comfy, off-white terrycloth embodies Owens’ signature aesthetic of minimalism and monochrome, elevating your everyday lounging. Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025 Clad in a black Dior gown by Maria Grazia Chiuri, Lawrence had made a quick change from her red carpet look of a silk taffeta off-white dress inspired by a 1949 Dior Poulenc archival piece. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 18 May 2025 Photo: Getty Images Styled by Jamie Mizrahi, Lawrence’s off-white, silk taffeta dress was actually inspired by a 1949 Poulenc dress from the label. Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for off-white

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First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-white was in 1927

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“Off-white.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-white. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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off-white

noun
ˈȯf-ˈhwīt,
-ˈwīt
: a yellowish or grayish white

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