ground color
Americannoun
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Also called ground coat. a primary coat of paint; priming; base coat.
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the background color, as of a painting or decoration.
Etymology
Origin of ground color
First recorded in 1605–15
Example Sentences
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Suggesting that distinct neurons in the hippocampus serve different functions, Zheng explained that, for instance, one neuron might respond to the shape of an environment, while another responds to the ground color or other features.
From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2023
It was like they had lights inside of them, some real, pure ground color.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2019
This was done by surreptitiously releasing the soil down his trouser legs in areas where the ground color vaguely matched.
From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2015
The dorsal ground color varies from pale cream or ivory to yellow or tan.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by Duellman, William E.
In the Silver Spangled variety, the only perceptible difference is, that the ground color is a silvery white.
From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert
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