self-colored
Americanadjective
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of one color.
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of the natural color.
Etymology
Origin of self-colored
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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We sometimes find lines on self-colored fruits that are as distinctive as the stripes, but entirely distinct from them.
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And where the plain linoleum ended, but where the overlapping border covered the floor, the planks were sawn through and through down one side of the central and self-colored square.
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With small checks and narrow, self-colored stripes the effect is different, causing the texture to appear only shaded and not destroying the unity.
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Very handsome self-colored bouquets can be arranged by giving a finish of the complementary shade.
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There is also a fine short-haired cat coming from Russia, usually self-colored.
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