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I've come across a sentence describing a nekomata that I only partially understand. Here it is:
全身白色の体毛に薄い桃色がかかった毛並みをしている.
I understand that it's talking about the nekomata's fur color, which is white with light pink, but I'm unsure of the second part of the sentence.
What does かかった毛並み mean here? I've split it up into two parts (かかった and 毛並み) but I'm still unsure as to what it means.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
かかる can mean:
かかる
㊸ そのような性質・傾向を帯びる。
「青みのかかった緑色」
(from 明鏡国語辞典)
「青みのかかった緑色」 = "bluish green" (≂ 青みを[帯]{お}びた緑色)
It can also be used in the form of がかる as a suffix:
かかる
㈢ 〘接尾〙《名詞に付いて、「がかる」の形で》
❷ ‥‥色を帯びる意を表す。
「紫［黄色・黒み・オレンジ］がかった赤い色」
(from 明鏡国語辞典)
An example from プログレッシブ和英辞典:
紫がかった灰色の上着 a purplish gray coat
