self-colored

especially British, self-col·oured

[self-kuhl-erd, self-]

adjective

1. of one color.

2. of the natural color.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-colored¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

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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