Word Meanings - AZUREOUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Of a fine blue color; azure.

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• COLORMAN
  A vender of paints, etc. Simmonds.
• COLORATE
  Colored. Ray.
• COLORIMETRY
  The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a substance. 2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that of a standard liquid.
• COLORADO BEETLE
  A yellowish beetle , with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle.
• COLORADOITE
  Mercury telluride, an iron-black metallic mineral, found in Colorado.
• COLOR
  An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court. Blackstone. Note: Color is express when it is asverred in the
• COLORIFIC
  Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies.
• COLORIMETER
  An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.
• COLOR SERGEANT
  See SERGEANT
• COLORATION
  The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored. Bacon. The females . . . resemble each other in their general type of coloration. Darwin.
• COLORATURE
  Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs, or rapid passages.
• COLORIST
  One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance. Titian, Paul Veronese, Van Dyck, and the rest of the good colorists. Dryden.
• AZURE
  Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded sky; cerulean; also, cloudless. Azure stone , the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite. (more info) lajaward, or lajuward, lapis lazuli, a blue color, lajawardi, lajuwardi, azure, cerulean,
• COLOR-BLIND
  Affected with color blindness. See Color blindness, under Color, n.
• COLORADO GROUP
  A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region.
• COLORING
  1. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color. 2. Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation. Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss. Compton Reade. Dead coloring. See
• AZUREOUS
  Of a fine blue color; azure.
• AZURED
  Of an azure color; sky-blue. "The azured harebell." Shak.
• COLORLESS
  1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water. 2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes, prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;
• COLORABLE
  Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice. "Colorable pretense for infidility." Bp. Stillingfleet. -- Col"or*a*ble*ness, n. -- Col"or*a*bly, adv. Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken within the walk of
• CONCOLOR
  Of the same color; of uniform color. "Concolor animals." Sir T. Browne.
• ISABELLA; ISABELLA COLOR
  A brownish yellow color. (more info) Spanish princess Isabella, daughter of king Philip II., in allusion to the color assumed by her shift, which she wore without change from
• TRICOLOR
  1. The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white, and red, adopted at the first revolution. 2. Hence, any three-colored flag.
• WATER-COLORIST
  One who paints in water colors.
• RAZURE
  1. The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being effaced; obliteration. See Rasure. 2. An erasure; a change made by erasing.
• DECOLOR
  To deprive of color; to bleach.
• PARTY-COLORED; PARTI-COLORED
  Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. "Parti-colored lambs." Shak.
• FAWN-COLORED
  Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.
• DECOLORATION
  The removal or absence of color. Ferrand.
• TROUT-COLORED
  White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a trout-colored horse.
• TRICOLORED
  Having three colors.
• ENCOLOR
  To color.
• DISCOLOR
  1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water. 2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a false hue upon. To
• ISABEL; ISABEL COLOR
  See ISABELLA