A H o 0 Her acting added warmth and colour to the production.     --see

also LOCAL COLOUR

►                OF TEAM/COUNTRY, ETC IAv =M'*'$ 7 colours [pi.] the particular colours that are used on clothes, flags, etc. to represent a team, school, political party or country ( A

nm.  a®,  > m,-.

Red and white are the team colours. Ml 'feJIkj&JtR W PAMfeo 0 Spain’s national colours       0

(figurative) There are people of different political colours on the committee.        Jfe-6

8 colours [pi.] (especially BrE) a flag, badge, etc. that represents a team, country, ship, etc.  (       pi

M. JKHfW ) IRIR,      Most buildings had a flagpole

with the national colours flying.  %M

fi fr IS JK &-J fF 0 0 sailing under the French colours &_

mnmwM'if

r»TJl see the colour of sb’s money (informal) to make sure that sb has enough money to pay for sth Al^lA — more at flying adj., lend, nail v., true adj. — see also off colour ■ verb

►                PUT COLOUR ON STH #1 to put colour on sth using paint, coloured pencils, etc. ( fflM$4,

# fe:  [V] The children love to draw and colour. JLS#

fy Li (Ml fP lllfeo 0 a colouring book (= with pictures that you can add colour to) $$ & in] §[ o [VN] How long have you been colouring dyeing) your hair?

|b] T ? 0 [VN-ADJ] He drew a monster and coloured it green.

►                OF FACE $Hl 2 [Vj ~ (at sth) (of a person or their face A M ffi ?L) to become red with embarrassment (

M ) JSj&Ml CTZ71 blush : She coloured at his remarks. M

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►                AFFECT A B{hJ 3 [VN] to affect sth, especially in a negative

way ( X fi ft ffi    P[pj : This incident coloured her

whole life. ff fA fl[n] 7 M ftll — A 0       0 Don’t let your

judgement be coloured by personal feelings. A H ii IX

fllEW .colour sth—'in to put colour inside a particular area, shape, etc. using coloured pencils, crayons, etc.

(       .£■■■'&&, &•••&£: I'll draw a

tree and you can colour it in. XcAlSl M&o

col ourant /'kAlarant/ (BrE) {NAmE col orant) noun a substance that is used to put colour in sth, especially a person’s hair f M'J; (A4h ) col ouration (BrE) = coloration colour bar (BrE) (NAmE color bar, color line) noun [usually sing.] a social system which does not allow black people the same rights as white people

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colour-blind (BrE) (NAmE 'color-blind) adj. 1 unable to see the difference between some colours, especially red and green fe f ft 2 treating people with different coloured skin in exactly the same way ( AISHXfe (ft A ) --MPJfcW, ►'colour-blindness

{BrE) {NAmE 'color-blindness) noun [U]

'colour code (BrE) (NAmE 'color code) noun a system of marking things with different colours so that you can easily identify them        ) ( JiAISM

) ► 'colour-coded (BrE) (NAmE 'color- coded) adj.:     The files have labels that are colour-coded

according to subject.  fefco

col oured 0-w (BrE) (NAmE colored) /'kAlad; NAmE -ard/ adj., noun

m adj. 1 (often in compounds ffc JE& % ^ 4a]) having a particular colour or different colours A • • • (ft;

&<J :        brightly coloured balloons & &     t$) H 0

coloured lights Mff o She was wearing a cream-coloured suit. 2 {old-fashioned or offensive)

(of a person A) from a race that does not have white skin A fe A ^ ftl 3 Coloured (in South Africa) having parents who are of different races (      ) Flljfil#(®

mnoun 1 {old-fashioned or offensive) a person who does not have white skin W & A # A 2 Coloured (in South Africa) a person whose parents are of different races ( ]## )

'colour fast (BrE) {NAmE ’color-fast) adj. cloth that is colour fast will not lose colour when it is washed (

tMAilftW, A$fe&A A^&W col our ful (BrE) {NAmE col-or-ful) /'kAlafl; NAmE -arfl/ adj. 1 full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours M ffe $) ; E M- & A : colourful shop

windows    If o The male birds are more

colourful than the females, ii # 4 W-fltt iifr Hff o 2 interesting or exciting; full of variety, some­times in a way that is slightly shocking AM £9; AA$&

my, xtmm < Att&pj    ) ■.

a colourful history/past/career A 0 JE A / 'M A /

o one of the book’s most colourful characters ii£|S

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col-our-ing (BrE) {NAmE col-or-ing) /'kAlanrj/ noun 1 [U, C] a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food ( red food colouring

'ilj!] 2 [U] the colour of a person’s skin, eyes and hair (      ]lKlit}i Al        Blue suited her

fair colouring. M & it ^ A M      E .   3 [U] the

colours that exist in sth, especially a plant or an animal ( A^Jfl% W ) :kB fe , feife :        insects with vivid

yellow and black colouring

colour ist (BrE) {NAmE col-or-ist) /'kAlanst/ noun a person who uses colour, especially an artist or a hair­dresser       ) mM, m&n, mim

col-our-istic (also col-or-istic) /.kAla’nstik/ adj. {tech­nical Aiw-) showing or relating to a special use of colour If & J;  colouristic effects

col our ize (BrE) = colorize

col our less (BrE) {NAmE col-or-less) /'kAlalas; NAmE -lari-/ adj. 1 without colour or very pale 3cf$ t£); ^ fi A: a colourless liquid like water        AfeWiS'A o

colourless lips ^ WJS 2 not interesting AffiW; tt HT1 dull: a colourless personality ^ ^

'colour scheme (BrE) {NAmE 'color scheme) noun the way in which colours are arranged, especially in the furniture and decoration of a room (    lilt

m) mmn,

colour separation (BrE) {NAmE cplor separation)

noun {technical A if) 1 [C] one of four images of sth made using only the colours cyan, magenta, yellow, or black. The four images containing these colours are then used together to print an image in full colour.

mi. -n.

) 2 [U] the process that is used to do this

'colour sergeant (BrE) {NAmE 'color sergeant) noun an officer of middle rank in the Royal Marines (

m&tii&ak') ±±

'colour supplement noun {BrE) a magazine printed in colour and forming an extra part of a newspaper, particularly on Saturdays or Sundays ( MAlfcM

m nmm) j

'colour wash (BrE) {NAmE 'color wash) noun a mixture of paint and water, used to produce a pale, almost transparent colour ?K ©  14 ; First I applied a blue

colourwash to the canvas.    ®

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col our-way /'kAlewei; NAmE -larw-/ noun (BrE) a colour or combination of colours which a piece of clothing, etc. is available in ( A14hj{*(ft )

M BE , SE :        The designs are available in two

colourways: red/grey or blue/grey. S A         BE

fe:    o

colt /kault; NAmE koult/ noun 1 a young male horse up to the age of four or five ( ISAIlAIMA^J )

— compare filly, stallion 2 (BrE) a member of a sports team consisting of young players ( A 35 is W ).   3 Colt™ a type of small gun

colt ish /'kaoltij; NAmE 'koult-/. adj. (of a person A) moving with a lot of energy but in an awkward way

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col um bine /'kDlambam; NAmE 'kail-/ noun 1 [C, U] a garden plant with delicate leaves and pointed blue flowers that hang down ^4^; 2 Col-um-