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- noun Obsolete form of
color . - verb Obsolete form of
color .
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Examples
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He was dressed in his Sacerdotal Habit, a scarlet collour gilded Mitre on his Head, and an Umbrella with Fringes twirling over him.
Colonial Correspondence: The Letters of George Bogle from Bengal, Bhutan and Tibet, 1770-81 2000
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The two next the Tryumph, were apparelled in blewe silke, like the collour of a Peacockes necke.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Theyr eyes byting and alluring, more bright, than the twinkling starres in a cleere ayre, vnder theyr circulate brees: vvith a small nose, betwixt their rounde and cherry cheekes: their teeth orderly disposed, small and euen set, of the collour of refyned siluer: vppon the rest, betwixt their sweet and soft lyppes: of the collour of
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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The first two were apparelled in Crymosen: the middle most two in fine hayre collour: and the foremost in vyolet.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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But to the thirde Figure, which is of a darke and blacke collour, wherein be the three golden Images: _The Blacke stone is the Lawe: the Coppies foode: the three Women the preseruation of
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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The two next the tryumph did beare in their handes, two vesselles of an olde fashion, of the Topas of Arabia, of a bright golden collour, gratefull to _Lucina_, and to the which, the waues will be calme: slender at the bottom, bigge swelling in the belly, and lessening small vp towardes the
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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For which cause, my collour red and blushing, with reuerent admiration, being grieued at my basenesse, I setled my selfe to followe her.
Hypnerotomachia The Strife of Loue in a Dreame Francesco Colonna
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Our Town we call Saint Marie's; and to auoid all iust occasion of offence, & collour of wrong, wee bought of the King for Hatchets,
Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 Various 1885
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Britain women dyed themselves with red; "howbeit [Strachey slyly adds] he or she that hath obtained the perfected art in the tempering of this collour with any better kind of earth, yearb or root preserves it not yet so secrett and precious unto herself as doe our great ladyes their oyle of talchum, or other painting white and red, but they frindly communicate the secret and teach it one another."
The Story of Pocahontas Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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The horns of Buffs are as those of an ox, but not so long, but bigger, & of a blackish collour; he hath a very long hairy taile; he is reddish, his haire frized & very fine.
Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson Pierre Esprit Radisson 1673
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