cadet grey

English

Etymology

From the colour of military uniform; first used as a colour term around 1912.

Noun

cadet grey

1. A bluish shade of grey, similar to cadet blue.

   cadet grey:  

   • 2016 April 13, Romie Stott, “The Historical Reenactor Accuracy Wars”, in Atlas Obscura‎^[1]:

     Moreover, according to uniform historian Fred Adolphus, Confederate cadet grey may never have been as blue or as irregular as the shade reenactors have tried to recapture, based on a comparison of reproduction cloth with museum-conserved uniforms.

   • 2017 March 17, “Thousands Flood Fifth Avenue for NYC's St. Patrick's Day Parade”, in NBC New York‎^[2]:

     The company marched ahead of the Valley Forge Military Academy and College Regimental Band. Wrapped in cadet grey jackets, snare drummers played in harmony with bass saxophonists. Not even the breeze could make the red tassles sway atop their black and gold hats as they marched up Fifth Avenue.

   • 2019 April 22, Connie Rusk, “Lottie Moss displays her incredible figure in a skintight grey bodycon dress as she heads on night out with pal Daniel Mickelson in LA”, in The Daily Mail‎^[3]:

     And Lottie Moss looked every inch the party girl as she headed for a night out with her actor pal Daniel Mickelson in West Hollywood on Sunday. The 21-year-old showed off her incredible figure in a cadet grey bodycon dress as she strutted to Delilah restaurant.