coppery

[ kop-uh-ree ]

/ ˈkɒp ə ri /

of, resembling, or containing copper.

being reddish-brown in color; copper-colored.

Origin of coppery

First recorded in 1785–95; copper¹ + -y¹

Her finely penciled lips are a coppery brown, playing off her salmon-colored suit and her reddish hair.

Shirley MacLaine on ‘Bernie,’ ‘Downton Abbey,’ and Her Lifetime Achievments |Lorenza Muñoz |April 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
They looked like maps of an archipelago, their natural pink-white hue splotched with huge, coppery splats.

Spray-Tan Horror Stories |Anneli Rufus |July 7, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Zemeckis, a former Cinemax—or, to be precise, Skinemax—mainstay, has Rita Hayworth cheekbones and wavy, coppery hair.

A Hollywood Wife's Sexy Alter-Ego |Nicole LaPorte |April 20, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Our boys in turn taught their coppery friends some civilized games.

Cattle-Ranch to College |Russell Doubleday

The upper part is of a coppery bronze colour, a band of buff crossing the lower end of the back.

The Western World |W.H.G. Kingston
Glorious Susies turbulent mane was red, and it made a rumpled, coppery bunch in her neck.

Out of the Air |Inez Haynes Irwin
The two coppery maids had followed by rail the flight of their mistresses.

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse |Vicente Blasco Ibanez
The face of every Indian was in sight, and he studied the expression of each broad, coppery countenance.

Camp-fire and Wigwam |Edward Sylvester Ellis