badger's-grey

Updated: June 30, 2025

Fifty men might sit down and write what the grey of a badger's like; and they can't, because there's no words for it. All they can say is that 'tis badger's-grey which means nought to a man that hasn't seen one; and a man that has don't want to be told. Same with your pencils and paints. Cast your head back and look up how deep can you see into the sky?" "Miles."

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - Noughts and Crosses : Stories, Studies and Sketches