color : Idioms & Phrases

• (Opt.), colors depending on the hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for complementary colors. They are purely subjective sensations of color which often result from the contemplation of actually colored bodies.

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• noun a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
  achromatic colour.
  

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• a color which requires to be fixed by some mordant or base to give it permanency.

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Ash"-col`ored adjective

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1. Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.

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• noun a dye that is considered to be a base because the chromophore is part of a positive ion
  basic dye; basic colour.
  

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• (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency, thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.

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• adjective satellite having a bright color
  brightly-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having a buff color
  buff-coloured.
  

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• noun an act that changes the light that something reflects
  

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• adjective satellite having the brown color of chestnuts
  chestnut-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of dark chocolate
  chocolate-coloured.
  

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• noun a color that has hue
  spectral colour; chromatic color; chromatic colour.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of cinnamon
  cinnamon-coloured; cinnamon colored; cinnamon coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of cinnamon
  cinnamon-coloured; cinnamon colored; cinnamon coloured.
  

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• noun robin of Mexico and Central America
  Turdus greyi.
  

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• noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
  colour bar; colour line; Jim Crow; color bar.
  

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• noun the soldier who carries the standard of the unit in military parades or in battle
  standard-bearer.
  

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• noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
  colour blindness; colour vision deficiency; color blindness.
  

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• total or partial inability to distinguish or recognize colors. See Daltonism.

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• noun a chart displaying colors
  

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• noun a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle
  color circle.
  

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• noun system using colors to designate classifications
  

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• noun the tendency for a color to look the same under widely different viewing conditions
  colour constancy.
  

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• noun (physics) the interaction that binds protons and neutrons together in the nuclei of atoms; mediated by gluons
  strong interaction; strong force.
  

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• noun a ceremonial escort for the (regimental) colors
  

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• verb add color to
  colorise; color; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize; colorize.
  
  • The child colored the drawings
  • Fall colored the trees
  • colorize black and white film

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• noun barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
  colour bar; colour line; Jim Crow; color bar.
  

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• noun a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
  colour of law.
  
  • the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights

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• noun an attribute of color
  

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• noun a planned combination of colors
  colour scheme.
  
  • the color scheme for this room was determined by an interior decorator

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• noun a sergeant in a color guard who carries one of the colors
  

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Col"or ser"geant

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1. See under Sergeant.

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• noun the distribution of colors produced when light is dispersed by a prism
  visible spectrum.
  

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• noun a television that transmits images in color
  color television; colour television; colour TV; color television system; colour television system.
  

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• noun a television that transmits images in color
  color television; colour television; colour TV; color television system; colour television system.
  

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• noun a television tube that displays images in full color
  colour TV tube; colour tube; color tube; color television tube; colour television tube.
  

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• noun a television tube that displays images in full color
  colour TV tube; colour tube; color tube; color television tube; colour television tube.
  

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• noun a television that transmits images in color
  color television; colour television; colour TV; color television system; colour television system.
  

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• noun a television tube that displays images in full color
  colour TV tube; colour tube; color tube; color television tube; colour television tube.
  

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• noun the normal ability to see colors
  chromatic vision; trichromacy.
  

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• noun genetic inability to distinguish differences in hue
  colour blindness; colour vision deficiency; color blindness.
  

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• noun a wash of whitewash or other water-base paint tinted with a colored pigment
  colour wash.
  

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• noun a chart in which complementary colors (or their names) are arranged on opposite sides of a circle
  color circle.
  

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• adjective satellite unable to distinguish one or more chromatic colors
  colour-blind.
  
• adjective satellite unprejudiced about race
  nonracist; colour-blind.
  

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Col"or-blind adjective

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1. Affected with color blindness. See Color blindness, under Color, n.

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• noun a person unable to distinguish differences in hue
  

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• noun a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli
  colored audition.
  

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• noun a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli
  colored audition.
  

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• noun a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  colored.
  

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• noun a picture book with line drawings intended to be colored with crayons by children
  

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• noun any material used for its color
  color; colour; colouring material.
  
  • she used a different color for the trim

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• noun either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
  complementary color; complementary.
  
  • yellow and blue are complementaries

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• one of two colors so related to each other that when blended together they produce white light; so called because each color makes up to the other what it lacks to make it white. Artificial or pigment colors, when mixed, produce effects differing from those of the primary colors, in consequence of partial absorption.

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• noun either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
  complementary color; complementary.
  
  • yellow and blue are complementaries

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• . See under Color.

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• noun a reddish-brown color resembling the color of polished copper
  copper.
  

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• adjective satellite of something having the color of copper
  coppery.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of fresh cream
  cream-colored; creamy-white.
  

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Cream"-col`ored adjective

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1. Of the color of cream; light yellow. "Cream-colored horses." Hazlitt.

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• noun courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
  Cursorius cursor.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of fresh cream
  cream-colored; creamy-white.
  

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• (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some tinge of blue; opposed to xanthic colors. A color of either series may pass into red or white, but not into the opposing color. Red and pure white are more common among flowers of cyanic tendency than in those of the other class.

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• a deep rose-color like that of the damask rose.

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• adjective satellite having a dark color
  dark-coloured; dusky-coloured; dark-colored.
  

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• (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it.

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• (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this is usually in monochrome.

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• noun a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
  dithered color; dithered colour; nonsolid colour.
  

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• adjective satellite having a dun color
  dun-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having a dark color
  dark-coloured; dusky-coloured; dark-colored.
  

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• noun a colored mineral used as a pigment
  

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• . (Law) See the Note under Color, n., 8.

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• adjective satellite having the color of a fawn
  fawn-coloured.
  

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Fawn"-col`ored adjective

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1. Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.

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• (Mil.), small flags for marking out the positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors.

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• noun an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors
  field-sequential color TV; field-sequential color television system; field-sequential color television.
  

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• noun an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors
  field-sequential color TV; field-sequential color television system; field-sequential color television.
  

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• noun an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors
  field-sequential color TV; field-sequential color television system; field-sequential color television.
  

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• noun an early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors
  field-sequential color TV; field-sequential color television system; field-sequential color television.
  

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• brilliant orange or yellow. B. Jonson.

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• adjective satellite having the brilliant orange-red color of flames
  flame-coloured.
  

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Flame"-col`ored adjective

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1. Of the color of flame; of a bright orange yellow color. Shak.

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• adjective satellite having a bright red or pinkish color
  flesh-coloured.
  

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• noun complete success
  flying colours.
  
  • they passed inspection with flying colors

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• flags unfurled and waving in the air ; hence:

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• noun a digestible substance used to give color to food
  food colouring; food colour; coloring; colouring; food color.
  
  • food color made from vegetable dyes

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• noun a digestible substance used to give color to food
  food colouring; food colour; coloring; colouring; food color.
  
  • food color made from vegetable dyes

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• red, green, and violet-blue. See Primary colors, under Color.

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• adjective satellite having the color of garnet
  garnet-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of gold
  gold-coloured.
  

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• dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect.

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• noun a dye or tint for the hair
  hair dye.
  
• noun coloring of the hair
  
  • her hair-coloring was unusual: a very pale gold
• noun the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair
  

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High"-col`ored adjective

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1. Having a strong, deep, or glaring color; flushed. Shak.
2. Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence, exaggerated; as, high-colored description.

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• adjective satellite having the color of honey
  honey-coloured.
  

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• fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure.

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Ju"das-col`ored adjective

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1. Red; -- from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and beard.

   There's treachery in that Judas-colored beard. Dryden.

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Lark"-col`ored adjective

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1. Having the sandy brown color of the European larks.

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• a deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead.

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• adjective satellite having the color of lead
  lead-coloured.
  

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• adjective (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
  light.
  
  • light blue
  • light colors such as pastels
  • a light-colored powder

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• adjective satellite of a pale purple color
  lavender; lilac.
  

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• the color of liver, a dark, reddish brown.

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• adjective satellite having a reddish-brown color
  liver.
  

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Liv"er-col`ored adjective

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1. Having a color like liver; dark reddish brown.

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• . (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid.

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• adjective satellite having a metallic color
  metal-colored; metal-coloured; metallic-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having a metallic color
  metal-colored; metal-coloured; metallic-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse
  mousy; mousey; mouselike.
  
  • a mousy brownish-grey color
  • mousy hair
  • mouse-colored hair

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• adjective satellite having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
  painted; multi-coloured; varicoloured; multicolour; varicolored; motley; pied; particolored; multi-color; multicolored; multicoloured; multicolor; particoloured; piebald; multi-colour; calico.
  
  • a jester dressed in motley
  • the painted desert
  • a particolored dress
  • a piebald horse
  • pied daisies

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• adjective satellite having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
  painted; multi-coloured; varicoloured; multicolour; varicolored; motley; pied; particolored; multi-color; multicolored; multicoloured; multicolor; particoloured; piebald; multi-colour; calico.
  
  • a jester dressed in motley
  • the painted desert
  • a particolored dress
  • a piebald horse
  • pied daisies

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• adjective satellite having a color that does not attract attention
  neutral-coloured.
  

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• noun a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
  dithered color; dithered colour; nonsolid colour.
  

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• (as persons, races, etc.), not of the white race; commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.

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• adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
  indelicate; off-colour.
  
  • an indelicate remark
  • an off-color joke
• adjective satellite humorously vulgar
  bawdy; ribald.
  
  • bawdy songs
  • off-color jokes
  • ribald language

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• noun oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
  oil; oil colour.
  

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• . (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil . (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense. (c)a painting made from such a paint

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• adjective satellite having the color of green olives
  olive-coloured.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of ripe oranges
  orange-coloured; orange-hued.
  

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• adjective satellite having a pale color
  pale-hued.
  

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• verb make motley; color with different colors
  motley.
  

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Par"ty-col`ored, Par"ti-col`ored adjective (Also<

• Party-colored
• Parti-colored

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1. Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. "Parti-colored lambs." Shak.

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• verb succeed at easily
  sweep through; ace; nail; sail through; breeze through.
  
  • She sailed through her exams
  • You will pass with flying colors
  • She nailed her astrophysics course

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• adjective satellite having pale delicate colors
  

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• the pale red color of the peach blossom.

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• adjective satellite having the color of a ripe peach
  

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Peach"-col`ored adjective

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1. Of the color of a peach blossom. "Peach-colored satin." Shak.

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• adjective satellite of something resembling a peach in color
  peachy-coloured; peachy.
  

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• noun a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
  color; colour; people of colour.
  

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• noun (formal) any non-European non-white person
  person of colour.
  

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• prismatic variation of colors.

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• noun pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk
  poster paint; poster colour; tempera.
  

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• noun any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
  primary color; primary colour.
  

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• noun any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing
  primary colour for light.
  
  • the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green

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• noun any of three pigments from which all colors can be obtained by mixing
  primary colour for pigments.
  
  • the primary colors for pigments are red, blue, and yellow

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• noun any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
  primary color; primary colour.
  

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• those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called fundamental colors.

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• noun any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light
  primary subtractive colour for light.
  
  • the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow

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• (Paint.), primary colors. See under Color.

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• (Opt.), the seven colors into which light is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors. See Primary colors, under Color.

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• (Zoöl.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf. Mimicry. Wallace.

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• noun confusion of red and green
  red-green dichromacy; red-green colour blindness.
  

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• noun small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
  areola.
  

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• the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise.

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• adjective satellite reflecting optimism
  rosy.
  
  • a rosy future
  • looked at the world through rose-colored glasses
• adjective satellite having a rose color
  rose-colored.
  

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Rose"-col`ored adjective

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1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate pink color.
2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or pleasing; alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations.

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• noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
  Pastor sturnus; Pastor roseus; rose-colored pastor.
  

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• noun glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
  Pastor sturnus; Pastor roseus; rose-colored pastor.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Pastor.

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• adjective satellite having a rose color
  rose-colored.
  

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• adjective satellite having the brown color of rust
  

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• (Optics), a color not diluted with white; a pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum.

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• a color formed by mixing any two primary colors in equal proportions.

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Self"-col`or noun

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1. A color not mixed or variegated.

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• adjective satellite of the same color throughout
  solid; self-coloured.
  
  • solid color

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• adjective satellite having the color of polished silver
  

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• noun the coloring of a person's face
  skin colour; complexion.
  

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Slate"-col`or

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1. A dark bluish gray color.

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• noun common North American junco having grey plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
  dark-eyed junco; Junco hyemalis.
  

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• noun dark yellowish brown
  snuff-colour.
  

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• an even color; one not shaded or variegated.

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• adjective satellite having the same color all over
  solid-coloured.
  

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• noun a color that has hue
  spectral colour; chromatic color; chromatic colour.
  

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• (Mil.), a single color, or flag. Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.)

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• (Calico Printing), colors in which the chemical reaction fixed the coloring matter in the fiber is produced by steam.

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• the color of dry straw, being a delicate yellow.

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• adjective satellite having the color of dry straw
  straw-coloured.
  

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Straw"-col`ored adjective

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1. Being of a straw color. See Straw color, under Straw, n.

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• a false or spurious color seen in some instances, owing to the persistence of the luminous impression upon the retina, and a gradual change of its character, as where a wheel perfectly white, and with a circumference regulary subdiveded, is made to revolve rapidly over a dark object, the teeth, of the wheel appear to the eye of different shades of color varying with the rapidity of rotation. See Accidental colors, under Accidental.

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• one which communicates its color without the aid of a mordant or base; opposed to adjective color.

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• adjective satellite having a tawny color
  tawny-coloured.
  

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• the shade of color that indicates the degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow for lancets, razors, and tools for metal; dark straw yellow for penknives, screw taps, etc.; brown yellow for axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with purple for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch springs; blue for springs and saws; and very pale blue tinged with green, too soft for steel instruments.

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• a color produced by the mixture of two secondaries. "The so-called tertiary colors are citrine, russet, and olive." Fairholt.

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• to be of a wrong color. to be mildly obscene

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• to be victorious; to succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.

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• (Naut.), to lower the colors and return them to place; a form of naval salute.

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• . (Mus.) see the Note under def. 4, above.

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Trout"-col`ored adjective

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1. White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a trout-colored horse.

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• noun a water-insoluble dye that is applied by reducing the dye to an alkaline form, applying the dye, then regenerating the insoluble dye by oxidation in the material; used for dyeing cotton
  vat dye.
  

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• adjective satellite having a violet color
  violet-coloured; violet-flowered.
  

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Wa"ter col`or

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1. A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; -- so called in distinction from oil color. ✍ It preserves its consistency when dried in a solid cake, which is used by rubbing off a portion on a moistened palette. Moist water colors are water colors kept in a semifluid or pasty state in little metal tubes or pans.
2. A picture painted with such colors.

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• noun water-soluble pigment
  watercolor; water-colour; watercolour.
  
• noun a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
  watercolor; water-colour; watercolour.
  
• noun a painting produced with watercolors
  watercolor; water-colour; watercolour.
  
• noun the art or technique of painting with watercolors
  watercolor; water-colour; watercolour.
  

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• noun a red as dark as red wine
  wine-coloured; wine.
  

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• noun confusion of yellow and blue
  yellow-blue dichromacy.
  

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