In literature the term "palomino" is often employed as a vivid color descriptor to evoke an image of a horse with a warm, golden coat, imbuing scenes with elegance and vitality. For instance, an author might detail the palomino's exquisite bone structure and flowing mane to illustrate not just physical beauty but a refined natural grace [1]. In other instances, the descriptor serves as a nostalgic emblem, as in the recollection of a cherished palomino mare, which immediately brings to mind a striking, sunlit creature [2]. The color is further emphasized in narratives where it characterizes a lively steed prancing with undeniable poise [3] or a wild palomino that roams freely [4]. Moreover, the golden brilliance of a colt—likened to polished coin-gold with a mane and tail shining like white threads—shows how the term transcends mere color to encapsulate a sense of poetic charm and visual splendor [5, 6, 7].
- The palomino's beauty was obvious in many ways: bone structure, slant of ears, line of hocks, texture of mane and tail.
— from When the Owl Cries by Paul Alexander Bartlett
- Your dad had his palomino mare.
— from We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run by Jim Kjelgaard
- Captain Sturgeon spends his time prancing around on that famous palomino of his in front of the Telly lenses, not dodging bullets.
— from Frigid Fracas by Mack Reynolds
- Wild palomino.
— from U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1974 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
- The colt was a palomino, all right, in the classic—and rare—coin-gold, his mane and tail gleaming white as he frolicked around his mother.
— from The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
- One flashed by him, a golden palomino that shone like polished wood.
— from The Piebald Hippogriff by Karen Anderson
- "This morning, a healthy palomino colt.
— from The Alembic Plot: A Terran Empire novel by Ann Wilson
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