"Color" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
An appearance, semblance, or simulacrum, as distinguished from that which ls real. A prima fade or apparent right Hence, a deceptive appearance; a plausible, assumed exterior, concealing a lack of real* ity; a disguise or pretext Railroad Ch. v. Allfree, 64 Iowa, 500, 20 N. W. 779 ; Berks County v. Railroad Co., 167 Pa. 102, 31 Atl. 474; Broughton v. Haywood, 61 N. C. 383
A property depending on the relations of light to the eye,
by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of
objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay colors; sad colors, etc.
To acquire color; to turn red, especially in the face; to
blush.
The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits;
ruddy complexion.
That which covers or hides the real character of anything;
semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance.
That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as,
oil colors or water colors.
To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give
a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to
cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse;
as, the facts were colored by his prejudices.
An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave
to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title
specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court.
A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually
in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the
colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the
jockey).
To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing,
staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain.
To hide.
Shade or variety of character; kind; species.
Any hue distinguished from white or black.
Sweetest li'l feller everybody knows Dunno what to call him but he's mighty lak' a rose Lookin' at his mammy wid eyes so shiny blue Mek' you think that Heav'n is comin' clost ter you.
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The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.
Read the complete definitionOf brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.
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Read the complete definitionHaving the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
Read the complete definitionMade of, or having the appearance of, calico; -- often applied to an animal, as a horse or cat, on …
Read the complete definitionA soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet …
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Read the complete definitionAppearing different, as in color, in different lights, or under different circumstances; as, changeable silk.
Read the complete definitionA massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
Read the complete definitionSpecious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice.
Read the complete definitionThat which has or gives color. That which Is ln appearance only, and not in reality, what it putports to …
Read the complete definitionSpecious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
Read the complete definitionChange of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
Read the complete definitionThe appearance or semblance, without the substance, of legal right. McCain v. Des Moines, 174 U. S. 168, 19 Sup. …
Read the complete definitionThe appearance, semblance, or simulacrum of title. Any fact, extraneous to the act or mere will of tlie claimant, which …
Read the complete definitionA microscopic plant of the family Desmidiae, a group of unicellular algae in which the species have a greenish color, …
Read the complete definitionThe deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the …
Read the complete definitionA counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the appearance of a …
Read the complete definitionHaving the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like.
Read the complete definitionHaving a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.
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