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colour

adjective C2
  1. Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
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Miss Bennet had not been able to hear of his coming without changing colour.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 308 · B2
“Generally about this colour.
The Valley of Fear, p. 39 · C1
In an instant the contents assumed a dull mahogany colour, and a brownish dust was precipitated to the bottom of the glass jar.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 7 · B2
After walks has shown me splashes upon his trousers, and told me by their colour and consistence in what part of London he had received them.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2

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