drab-colour'd

Updated: May 16, 2025

It was a tall figure of a philosophic, serious, adust look, which passed and repass'd sedately along the street, making a turn of about sixty paces on each side of the gate of the hotel; the man was about fifty-two had a small cane under his arm was dress'd in a dark drab-colour'd coat, waistcoat, and breeches, which seem'd to have seen some years service: they were still clean, and there was a little air of frugal proprete throughout him.

Laurence Sterne - A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy