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Meanings of colour in English

Portuguese
cor
Catalan
vivacitat
Spanish
color
Wikidata

A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect.

      cor
      Portuguese
      tintas
      Catalan
      colorant
      Wikidata

      Any material used for its color.

            tintas
            Catalan
            gent de color
            Wikidata

            A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

                  gent de color
                  Portuguese
                  timbre
                  Catalan
                  color
                  Spanish
                  color
                  Wikidata

                  The timbre of a musical sound.

                        timbre
                        Usage of colour in English
                        1
                        Vegetable blood changes colour in the leaves; experiment with spurge; with picris.
                        The Botanic Garden / A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of...
                        2
                        They use brushes, colour and different textures to achieve the desired effect.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        The colour again rose in her cheeks; her hand trembled in his.
                        The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice
                        4
                        The data will be colour-coded: Grey would indicate less than one case.
                        The South African
                        5
                        The leader is a dark-brown stallion; the mares are lighter in colour.
                        From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
                        6
                        An injection of colour is always welcome at this time of year.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        They showed a remarkable absence of colour pictures, particularly in media questions.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        They contain pigments which give these animals the ability to change colour.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        There are currently 15 different print and colour combinations available on Amazon.
                        News.com.au
                        10
                        It largely did not refer to physical appearance or colour, for example.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        She said people of colour have been fighting inequality for many years.
                        News.com.au
                        12
                        He said 'listen, I draft here by football ability not by colour.
                        The Guardian
                        13
                        Police said he chose his victims by the colour of their skin.
                        The Irish Times
                        14
                        The Menace To Society series marks a return to working in colour.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        It also raises an important question about representing people of colour appropriately.
                        BBC
                        16
                        It is a colour woodcut and was made exactly 180 years ago.
                        The Irish Times
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