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  • 61colour — n. & v. n. (US color) 1 a the sensation produced on the eye by rays of light when resolved as by a prism, selective reflection, etc., into different wavelengths. b perception of colour; a system of colours. 2 one, or any mixture, of the… …

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  • 62reddish — adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies • Syn: ↑red, ↑ruddy, ↑blood red, ↑carmine, ↑cerise, ↑cherry, ↑cherry red, ↑crimson, ↑ …

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  • 63ruby-red — adjective of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies • Syn: ↑red, ↑reddish, ↑ruddy, ↑blood red, ↑carmine, ↑cerise, ↑cherry, ↑cherry red, ↑ …

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  • 64ruddy — adj. & v. adj. (ruddier, ruddiest) 1 a (of a person or complexion) freshly or healthily red. b (of health, youth, etc.) marked by this. 2 reddish. 3 Brit. colloq. bloody, damnable. v.tr. & intr. ( ies, ied) make or grow ruddy. Derivatives:… …

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  • 65skin color — noun the coloring of a person s face • Syn: ↑complexion, ↑skin colour • Derivationally related forms: ↑complexion (for: ↑complexion) • Hypernyms: ↑color, ↑ …

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  • 66skin colour — noun the coloring of a person s face • Syn: ↑complexion, ↑skin color • Derivationally related forms: ↑complexion (for: ↑complexion) • Hypernyms: ↑color, ↑ …

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  • 67rubicundity — ˌrübəˈkəndəd.ē, ndətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: Medieval Latin rubicunditat , rubicunditas, from Latin rubicundus + itat , itas ity : the quality or state of being rubicund : ruddiness …

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  • 68patine — I. pəˈtēn noun ( s) Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin & New Latin patina more at patina 1. : paten …

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  • 69high colour — Ruddiness of complexion • • • Main Entry: ↑colour …

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  • 70ripe´ness — ripe «ryp», adjective, rip|er, rip|est. 1. full grown and ready to be gathered and eaten; mature: »ripe fruit, ripe grain, ripe vegetables. SYNONYM(S): mellow, matured …

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