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forecolour en · NOUN

Etymology

From fore- + colour.

Meanings

1. Any colour which stands out among others.
   • Then the violet and the blues will be the forecolours of the crimson red, which crowns a piece of work caressed by conscious hands, on a series of stones whose grain itself is a matter of choice - [...] 1986, Robert Phelps Colette, Flowers and Fruit:
2. A prominent colour, especially one that is superimposed and visible over other colours.
   • This marking is often done by setting the forecolour of the control. 2009, David Harrison, ated Functional Testing for Java-Swing:

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