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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

"the color of old plastic"

Hello

"His skin was the color of old plastic."
I'm not sure what "the color of old plastic" is.
Does it mean that the color is fading?
  

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Does it mean that the color is fading? Nor do I. The writer is either too vague or was writing long ago when untinted Bakelite was our only plastic.

  • Does it mean that the color is fading?
  • Nor do I.
  • The writer is either too vague or was writing long ago when untinted Bakelite was our only plastic.
  • It turned burnt ivory or brownish with age.
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AnonymousI'm not sure what "the color of old plastic" is.Does it mean that the color is fading?
Nor do I. The writer is either too vague or was writing long ago when untinted Bakelite was our only plastic. It turned burnt ivory or brownish with age.

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