Sentences with phrase «called haint»

For generations, Southerners have painted their porch ceilings a soft blue shade called haint blue because it makes ceilings appear higher and is rumored to deter wasps.

Some of the ceilings of the piazzas are painted in a colour called haint blue, a tradition originating with the local Gullah people, descendents of slaves who believed the colour would prevent ghosts from entering the house.