self-colored
[ self-kuhl-erd, self- ]
adjective
of one color.
of the natural color.
Origin of self-colored
1First recorded in 1750–60
- Also especially British, self-col·oured .
Words Nearby self-colored
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How to use self-colored in a sentence
Very handsome self-colored bouquets can be arranged by giving a finish of the complementary shade.
We sometimes find lines on self-colored fruits that are as distinctive as the stripes, but entirely distinct from them.
American Pomology | J. A. WarderThe rooms were papered with a self-colored paper of pale blue.
The Girls of St. Wode's | L. T. MeadeThe plain, self-colored rugs and curtains had a similar effect.
Johnstone of the Border | Harold BindlossThe evidence for the gametic interpretations of the self-colored fowl is derived from hybridizations.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict Davenport
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