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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having a color pattern resembling many small speckles of black and white..
salt-and-pepper hair
fabric with a salt-and-pepper pattern
In the Chop House he ran into young Will Hamilton, looking pretty prosperous in a salt and pepper business suit.
A mild infestation gives trees and shrubbery a mottled or salt-and-pepper appearance; with a heavy mite population, foliage turns yellow and falls.
He observed himself staring through the avocado leaves, a gray-haired old man with thick salt-and-pepper sideburns and jealous eyes.
Use salt-and-pepper when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Salt-and-pepper means Having a color pattern resembling many small speckles of black and white..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
salt-and-pepper hair
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