color line
[ kuhl-er lahyn ]
/ ˈkʌl ər ˌlaɪn /
noun
Also called col·or bar [kuhl-er bahr] /ˈkʌl ər ˌbɑr/ . social or political restriction or distinction based on differences of skin pigmentation, as between white and Black people.
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Idioms for color line
draw the color line, to observe a color line.
Origin of color line
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby color line
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