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• a variation of self-colored.

self-coloured

British  

adjective

1. having only a single and uniform colour

   self-coloured flowers

   a self-coloured dress

2. 1. having the natural or original colour

   2. retaining the colour of the thread before weaving

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self-coloured

Nowadays it is not often that any other colour than red is seen in a litter of Irish Terriers, although a white patch on the breast is frequent, as it is in all self-coloured breeds.

From Dogs and All about Them by Leighton, Robert

The self-coloured varieties are also grown for use as dry Haricots, in which case the pods should not be removed until perfectly ripe.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

I can buy a self-coloured paper for next to nothing—a pretty soft blue, I think, to make a good background for the pictures—and hang it myself, to save the expense of the workman.”

From The Daughters of a Genius by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

To be of good paper made with zigzag, with board papers of self-coloured paper of good quality, or vellum.

From Bookbinding, and the Care of Books A handbook for Amateurs, Bookbinders & Librarians by Rooke, Noel

The American species is self-coloured, while the Malayan has the most unique pattern known to the animal world.

From The Human Side of Animals by Dixon, Royal