technicolour

British

/ ˈtɛknɪˌkʌlə, ˈtɛknɪˌkʌləd /

adjective

brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable

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More waste arrives daily, piling up like technicolour snowdrifts along the roads and rivers of Xa Cau, one of hundreds of "craft" recycling villages encircling Vietnam's capital Hanoi where waste is sorted, shredded and melted.

From Barron's

St Mirren character, St Mirren cleverness, St Mirren glory - all there in black and white and in fantastic technicolour too.

From BBC

"Coming out of all that, I just wanted to create joy and technicolour, and explore cultures in the countries I was touring."

From BBC

This innings at Edgbaston was England's wish in perfect technicolour.

From BBC

The lead researcher, Prof Pontus Skoglund at the Francis Crick Institute in London, told BBC News that being able to extract and read DNA from ancient bones could shed new light on events and individuals from the past, allowing black and white historical facts to burst into life with technicolour details.

From BBC

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