[ˈkʌlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light
(e.g: the lights flickered and changed colour)

- pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's ethnicity
(e.g: discrimination on the basis of colour)

- vivid appearance resulting from the juxtaposition of many bright things
(e.g: for colour, plant groups of winter-flowering pansies)

- an item or items of a particular colour worn to identify or distinguish an individual or a member of a group, in particular a jockey or a member of a sports team
(e.g: it was Devon Loch's first victory in the colours of his royal owner)

- a shade of meaning
(e.g: many events in her past had taken on a different colour)

- a quantized property of quarks which can take three values (designated blue, green, and red) for each flavour


Phrases:
- lend colour to
- sail under false colours
- show one's true colours
- under colour of

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French colour (noun), colourer (verb), from Latin color (noun), colorare (verb)

[ˈkʌlə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it
(e.g: he coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades)

- (of a person or their skin) show embarrassment or shame by becoming red; blush
(e.g: she coloured slightly)

- influence, especially in a negative way; distort
(e.g: the experiences had coloured her whole existence)


Phrases:
- lend colour to
- sail under false colours
- show one's true colours
- under colour of

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French colour (noun), colourer (verb), from Latin color (noun), colorare (verb)