ground color

American  

[ground kuhl-er] / ˈgraʊnd ˌkʌl ər /

noun

1. Also called ground coat.  a primary coat of paint; priming; base coat.

2. the background color, as of a painting or decoration.

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Etymology

Origin of ground color

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

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

Over the ground color, and the crimson of the exposed side, are spread light thin patches, or a complete coat of russet.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

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.