Meaning & use
gunmetal
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A dark bluish-gray color, originally that of the bronze alloy once used to make gun barrels.
See it in a sentence
She chose a gunmetal gray suit for the interview.
The watch had a sleek gunmetal case that matched the bracelet.
A note on using this word
Used almost exclusively today as a color description ("gunmetal gray") rather than to refer to the actual metal alloy.
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