high-colored

[ hahy-kuhl-erd ]

adjective

1. deep in color; vivid.
2. flushed or red; florid:

   a high-colored complexion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-colored¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The jelly for this purpose must be very high-colored, by means of brandy, or dark sweet wine.

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In the window of a little shop were two cups and saucers of thickish china, decorated in a high-colored rose pattern.

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A few gaudy ribbons and a string of high-colored glass beads about the neck are greatly prized by them.

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Yet the boy's handsome and high-colored face stayed courteously attentive to the wishes of his host, and did not change.

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Three hundred pounds per cow a year of high-colored and fine-flavored butter is a fair average for a herd.

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Related Words

• glowing
• rose-colored