feuille-morte

See also: feuillemorte

French

FWOTD – 14 February 2015

Etymology

From feuille + morte.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fœjmɔʁt/

Adjective

feuille-morte (invariable)

of the colour of dying leaves: russet, feuillemorte
- 1871, Émile Zola, La Curée:
  Elle avait eu la sottise, dans sa hâte, de choisir un costume de soie feuille-morte à longs volants de dentelles blanches.

Further reading

“feuille-morte” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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