The rest of the cabin features a minimalistic look and is covered in recycled materials instead of chrome or leather. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 The truck is a high-country trim model with a single rear-wheel axle, chrome door handles and a sliding back window.Fox News, 24 Mar. 2022 Less visually appealing is the unmoored chrome strip atop the glass, whose presence feels like an afterthought. Derek Powell, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2022 The chrome on the 1946 Chevy Pickup owned by Paul Pescatore of Burlington reflects the 1972 Corvette parked nearby at the New England Classic Car Show. Linda Greenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 This splashy bundle contains 30 bold eyeshadow colors and four liquid chrome colors. Samantha Lawyer, Woman's Day, 17 Aug. 2022 The jewelry creators themselves gave a nod to their chrome collection by wearing all-silver looks, topped with pieces from their 8 Other Reasons line. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 The front bumper is painted in body color, and high-gloss black paint is used to contrast chrome accents. Michael Harley, Forbes, 5 July 2022 The fan also comes in vintage white and chrome, and more than 7,300 customers give it an average rating of 4.6 stars. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 23 June 2022
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Tundra Capstones are only available in a crew-cab configuration with a 5.5-foot bed and chrome 22-inch wheels are standard. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2022 The Project Maybach's front end features striking circular headlights and chrome vertical grille trim pieces under a glowing full-width light bar. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 1 Dec. 2021 An extensive restoration was undertaken in 1968, and the car was finally handed down to the owner’s children in 2016, who commissioned a repaint in black, with accents that include copper brake drums and chrome accessories. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021 The Tracker red and chrome 'Chopper' style bicycle is up for auction through East Bristol Auctions, and is expected to sell for between £20,000 and £30,000. Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 14 July 2021 The new Lariat sport appearance package matches the Lariat model's bumpers, mirrors, and grille with the exterior color and equips chrome exhaust tips and black running boards. Connor Hoffman, Car and Driver, 8 Mar. 2021 After all, the two GT trims already share a distinct mesh grille design, chrome dual exhaust tips, and a unique flat-bottom steering wheel. Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020 Red-carpet moment: Zendaya in a fuchsia Tom Ford chromed breastplate with matching jersey evening skirt at the Critics’ Choice Awards in January. Ray A. Smith, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020 The team is planning to wear maroon pants, jerseys and chrome gold helmets. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
borrowed from French chrôme, borrowed from Greek chrôma "color" — more at -chrome
Note: Name introduced by the French chemist Louis Nicolas Vauquelin (1763-1829) in "Du plomb rouge de Sibérie, et expériences sur le nouveau métal qu'il contient," Journal des mines, Messidor, An V [vol. 6, June-July, 1797], pp. 737-60. Vauquelin notes that a word meaning "color"—originally suggested to him by the mineralogist René-Just Haüy—is fitting for the metal not because it has a distinctive color itself, but because the combinations into which it enters with oxygen (as a green oxide and red acid) are remarkable for their colors.
borrowed from Greek -chrōmos "having a color (of the kind specified by the initial element)," adjective derivative of chrōmat-, chrôma "skin, complexion, color," from chrō- (the base of an s-stem *chrowos-, whence chrṓs "surface of the body, skin, flesh, complexion, color," of obscure origin) + -ma, resultative noun suffix
Note: The form *chrowos- is reconstructed on the basis of Mycenaean a-ko-ro-we-e "without spots" (or "of one color"). While chrṓs can be contracted directly from a nominative *chrowṓs, the Homeric accusative chróa, genitive chroós assume *chrowós-a, *chrowos-ós, with hyphaeresis of the second vowel of the stem.