Definition of Pepper-and-salt

1. Noun. A fabric woven with flecks of light and dark.

Generic synonyms: Cloth, Fabric, Material, Textile

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pepper-and-salt

peplos
peploses
peplum
peplumed
peplums
peplus
pepluses
pepo
peponida
peponidas
peponium
peponiums
pepos
pepped
pepper
pepper-and-salt (current term)
pepper-spray
pepper Jack
pepper and salt fundus
pepper box
pepper bush
pepper dulse
pepper dulses
pepper family
pepper grinder
pepper mill
pepper mills
pepper pot
pepper pots

Literary usage of Pepper-and-salt

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"stew it with herbs, pepper and salt, or grill it. In Vienna they employ it in salad, as we use beetroot, adding a dressing of lemon- juice or cream. ..."

2. Manual of Fruit Insects by Mark Vernon Slingerland, Cyrus Richard Crosby (1914)
"The pepper-and-salt currant moth (X Ij). The caterpillars become full-grown in early July and transform to a dark brown pupa in the ground. ..."

3. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1902)
"A short-tailed pepper-and-salt coat. 1876. ... A man in a pepper-and-salt dress. PEPPER-BOX, subs. phr. (old).—A revolver. THE PEPPER-BOXES (or CASTORS), ..."

4. The Farmers' Alliance History and Agricultural Digest by Nelson A. Dunning (1891)
"Season with pepper and salt, to taste. When all come to a boil, add one quart of good, fresh oysters. Stir well, so as to keep from scorching. ..."

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