self-colored

[ self-kuhl-erd, self- ]

adjective

1. of one color.
2. of the natural color.

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-colored¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

Having all the properties of the self-colored Reinettes, but of a pure red on the side next the sun, without any mixture of russet.

From Project Gutenberg

And where the plain linoleum ended, but where the overlapping border covered the floor, the planks were sawn through and through down one side of the central and self-colored square.

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With small checks and narrow, self-colored stripes the effect is different, causing the texture to appear only shaded and not destroying the unity.

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Very handsome self-colored bouquets can be arranged by giving a finish of the complementary shade.

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There is also a fine short-haired cat coming from Russia, usually self-colored.

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