salt-and-pepper


salt–and–pepper

adj

Definition of SALT-AND-PEPPER

: having black-and-white or dark and light color intermingled in small flecks <a salt–and–pepper suit> <a salt–and–pepper beard>

First Known Use of SALT-AND-PEPPER

1915

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