Mountbatten pink
English
Etymology
Named after the British naval officer Lord Mountbatten.
Noun
Mountbatten pink (countable and uncountable, plural Mountbatten pinks)
- (historical) A pinkish-grey camouflage colour, used to paint several ships of the British Royal Navy during World War II.
- Mountbatten pink:
- 2016, Kassia St Clair, The Secret Lives of Colour:
- Before long all the destroyers in his flotilla were painted medium grey with a dash of Venetian red, a tone that quickly became known as Mountbatten pink.
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