colour

• If you compared it with a German uniform, by daylight you could see that the colour was a shade bluer than the German grey. —  THE GREAT ESCAPE
• What does that suggest to you Well, as the colour is adapted to the nature of the country in which the animal hunts, I should say that the jackal came from a wooded district Good. —  In Search of the Okapi A Story of Adventure in Central Africa
• Well, then, he should have from three to six motions in the twenty four hours, the colour ought to be a bright yellow, inclining to orange, the consistence should be that of thick gruel; indeed, his motion, if healthy, ought to be somewhat of the colour (but a little more orange-tinted) and of the consistence of mustard made for the table; it should be nearly, if not quite, devoid of smell; it ought to have a faint and peculiar, but not a strong disagreeable odour. —  Advice to a Mother on the Management of Her Children
• Anything will do, so long as the colour is the opposite of the clothes —  The Thirty-Nine Steps
• Men generally like a thong of white pipe-clayed leather, but as the colour is apt to come off and soil one's habit, a brown leather thong is best for ladies. —  The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.

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