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 ground color of the plastron of hatchlings is cream-yellow, or less often, bright yellow.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.
The coloration consists of a creamy tan ground color with irregular reddish brown markings on the back and broad transverse bars on the limbs.
From A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus by Duellman, William E.
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