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Tooth


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Maroon 
English red
Brick red
Amaranth
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Old rose
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Baby pink
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Soft Rose
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Faint Blush
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Baby pink
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Melon
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Light Pink
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Tuscany
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Delicate Coral
Rosy
Soft Peach
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Faded Rose
Seashell
Old rose
Pale Sage
Puce
Pale Orange
Apricot
Words evoked by this color:
untouched,  bering,  blanc,  blanco,  egret,  niveous,  blanca,  cocaine,  whiteout,  nival,  6,500,  gesso,  scleral,  leukocyte,  dentition,  incisor,  molar,  albumen,  sclera,  tooth,  teeth,  snowy,  dental,  gypsum,  alumina,  spackle,  ejaculate,  flour,  bleach,  lard,  whitewash,  ejaculation,  semen,  garlic,  whit,  albino,  sperm,  tofu,  receipts,  hydroxyapatite,  ceiling,  wight,  unadulterated,  purely,  unsullied,  pure,  purest,  purer,  snaw,  bloodless
Literary analysis:
While most literary examples of “tooth” focus on its literal or metaphorical meaning—evoking dental structures or the idea of retributive justice (as in the well‐known “tooth for a tooth” from [1] and [2])—its use as a color is much rarer and more implicit. In the few technical or descriptive passages where the word appears in connection with dental anatomy (for instance, the detailed discussions in [3] and [4]), there is an undercurrent of a particular hue: the muted, off‐white tone of natural enamel. Though these texts concentrate on form and function, the very qualities they describe suggest that “tooth” can evoke a subtle, pale color—one that hints at both purity and aging. This almost unintentional chromatic association invites readers to imagine a washed‐out, delicate shade that stands in contrast to the more vivid imagery typically found in literary palettes.
  1. "He has eulogized Abraham, Moses and the prophets, but the law, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth,' what is it?
    — from Looking Back: An Autobiography by Merrick Abner Richardson
  2. Strict justice they do understand; but it must be based on the "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth" school.
    — from From the Cape to Cairo: The First Traverse of Africa from South to North by Arthur H. (Arthur Henry) Sharp
  3. In the sketch the sloping end of b has just been forced upwards by the pressure of a tooth.
    — from How it Works by Archibald Williams
  4. For the convenience of description, however, other portions of the tooth have received distinct names, and the neck and table are spoken of.
    — from The Horse's Mouth, Showing the age by the teeth by Edward Mayhew


Colors associated with the word:
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Alabaster
Eggshell
Bone
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Vanilla
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Frost
Cloud
Porcelain
Opal
Champagne
Words with similar colors:
teeth,  whit,  incisor,  albino,  sclera,  snowy,  molar,  albumen,  dentition,  leukocyte,  sperm,  scleral,  milk,  flour,  bleach,  whitewash,  garlic,  lard,  semen,  feta
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