colour

Middle English

/kuˈluːr/

noun
Definitions
  • colour, hue
  • The colour of an aforementioned thing or region
  • (heraldry) Heraldic colour
  • A pigment, dye, or other instrument for colouring
  • A literary or rhetorical method or technique
  • A reasoning, justification, explanation (often a feigned one)

Etymology

Borrowed from colur derived from Latin color (colour, color).

Origin

Latin

color

Gloss

colour, color

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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