subfusc

(sub′fusk′, sub fusk′)

adjective

Chiefly Brit. having a dull or dark, often drab, color

Origin: L subfuscus, brownish, dusky < sub-, below (see sub-) + fuscus, fuscous

noun

Chiefly Brit. subfusc clothing, esp. as academic dress at Oxford or Cambridge university

See subfusc in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of a dark, dull, or somber color.

noun

Dark, dull clothing.

Origin:

Origin: Latin subfuscus, brownish

Origin: : sub-, sub-

Origin: + fuscus, dark

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