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colored

co·lo·red

UK/ˈkʌləd/ US/ˈkʌləɹd/ fairly common us

adjective

1.

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

  • “colored crepe paper”
  • “the film was in color”
  • “amber-colored heads of grain”
2.

having skin rich in melanin pigments

  • “National Association for the Advancement of Colored People”
  • “the dark races”
  • “dark-skinned peoples”
3.

favoring one person or side over another

  • “a biased account of the trial”
  • “a decision that was partial to the defendant”
4.

(used of color) artificially produced; not natural

  • “a bleached blonde”

noun

1.

a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

Origin

From color + -ed.

Phrases

  • clay-colored thrush
  • colored egg
  • colored gold
  • colored pencil
  • colored revolution
  • coloured egg
  • coloured pencil
  • coloured revolution

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