colours meaning
EN- NounBFcolourPREcolo-
- VerbBFcolourPRcolouringPT, PPcoloured
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- to stain wood with acids, coloured washes, paint rubbed in, etc.
- I treated the photo somewhat to make the colours more pronounced.
- The fact that the TLE was colourless and the residue was brown after decarbonation, indicates that the pigment responsible for the pink colour bands is part of the kerogen fraction.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Colour television and films were considered a great improvement over black and white.
- Colour has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The smoke of the pine-wood fires [ … ] had most effectually begrimed their features, and their dresses had not scrupled to partake of the same colouring.
- The sun, treading the earth like a vintager, drew from it heady fragrances, crushed out of it new colours.
- The organisation was officially concerned with economic development but after the memo was leaked people began to see them in their true colours.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of colours in English Dictionary
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