three-colour

British  

adjective

1. of, relating to, or comprising a colour print or a photomechanical process in which a picture is reproduced by superimposing three prints from half-tone plates in inks corresponding to the three primary colours

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Example Sentences

If I have many more such shocks as he gave me I shall give up paint altogether and specialise in photography or the three-colour process.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 22, 1917 by Various

Two of these subjects are illustrated by six fine three-colour pictures—those of the Black Opals, probably being finer reproductions of Gems of Colour than any ever previously made anywhere.

From Platform Monologues by Tucker, T. G. (Thomas George)

This process is repeated if a three-colour design is desired.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The best telescope objectives, and photographic objectives intended for three-colour work, are also apochromatic, even if they do not possess quite the same quality of correction as microscope objectives do.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

His gown in the reproduction is the best sample of three-colour work I had had done, and he was so pleased with my drawing that he bought it.

From Forty Years of 'Spy' by Ward, Leslie