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Definition of Pepper-and-salt
1. Noun. A fabric woven with flecks of light and dark.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pepper-and-salt
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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