colour

colour
['kʌlə]
a riot of colour
dull
garish
gaudy
loud
secondary colours
subdued
vivid
warm colours
lend colour (to a story)
water colours (to paint with oil colours)
(N; used with an adjective) she coloured her hair red
(misc.) the fresh air brought the colour back to his cheeks
a combination of colours
b ['hue'] right
l ['features'] ocal colour
o ['paint'] il
t ['vividness'] o add
colours clash
t ['complexion'] o change colour ('to become pale; to blush')
in colour (in natural colour)
(usu. fig.) glowing colours (to picture smt. in glowing colours)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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