col|ored

col|ored: col|ored «KUHL uhrd», adjective, noun.

–adjective.

1. having color; not black or white: »This book has colored pictures.

2. having a certain kind of color: »a green-colored leaf.

3. of black people or any peoples other than white.

Usage colored. Now, black, African-American, or (people) of color are preferred in place of the older, widely used, colored.

4. (of foliage) of any color but green.

5. Figurative. tinged by prejudice, emotion, desire for effect, or the like; biased: »The fisherman gave a highly colored description of the size of the fish he caught.
Also, especially British, coloured.

–noun.

(in South Africa) a person of mixed-race ancestry. Also, Coloured.

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col·ored — … Useful english dictionary
ash-col|ored — «ASH KUHL uhrd», adjective. having the whitish gray color of ashes; having a pale grayish tinge … Useful english dictionary
bi|col|ored — «BY KUHL uhrd», adjective. having two colors … Useful english dictionary
cher|ry-col|ored — «CHEHR ee KUHL uhrd», adjective. having a clear, bright red color … Useful english dictionary
clar|et-col|ored — «KLAR eht KUHL uhrd», adjective. having the color of claret (wine) … Useful english dictionary
cop|per-col|ored — «KOP uhr KUHL uhrd», adjective. of a lustrous, reddish brown color: »a copper colored sky at sunset … Useful english dictionary
corn-col|ored — «KRN KUHL uhrd», adjective. light yellow … Useful english dictionary
cream-col|ored — «KREEM KUHL uhrd», adjective. of the color of cream; yellowish white … Useful english dictionary
dove-col|ored — «DUHV KUHL uhrd», adjective. gray with a tinge of pink or purple … Useful english dictionary
flame-col|ored — «FLAYM KUHL uhrd», adjective. of the color of flame … Useful english dictionary

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