colour : Idioms & Phrases

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achromatic colour

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

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

  • adjective satellite having a bright color
    brightly-colored.
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buff-coloured

  • adjective satellite having a buff color
    buff-colored.
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chestnut-coloured

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

  • adjective satellite having the color of dark chocolate
    chocolate-colored.
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chromatic colour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • noun (British) a magazine that is printed in color and circulated with a newspaper (especially on weekends)
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colour television

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • noun any material used for its color
    color; colour; coloring material.
    • she used a different color for the trim
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dark-coloured

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

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

  • adjective satellite having a dun color
    dun-colored.
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dusky-coloured

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

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

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

  • adjective satellite having a bright red or pinkish color
    flesh-colored.
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flying colours

  • noun complete success
    flying colors.
    • they passed inspection with flying colors
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food colour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • adjective satellite having a color that does not attract attention
    neutral-colored.
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nonsolid colour

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

  • adjective satellite in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
    indelicate; off-color.
    • an indelicate remark
    • an off-color joke
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oil colour

  • noun oil paint containing pigment that is used by an artist
    oil color; oil.
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olive-coloured

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

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

  • adjective satellite of something resembling a peach in color
    peachy-colored; peachy.
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people of colour

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • noun confusion of red and green
    red-green color blindness; red-green dichromacy.
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self-coloured

  • adjective satellite of the same color throughout
    solid; self-colored.
    • solid color
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skin colour

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

  • noun dark yellowish brown
    snuff-color.
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solid-coloured

  • adjective satellite having the same color all over
    solid-colored.
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spectral colour

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

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

  • adjective satellite having a tawny color
    tawny-colored.
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violet-coloured

  • adjective satellite having a violet color
    violet-colored; violet-flowered.
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water-colour

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

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