high color en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) graphics with two bytes of storage per pixel, allowing for up to 65536 different colors
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(countable, of a substance, uncountable) a strong color
[…] put in as much tincture of saffron as will give them a high colour, but no currants[…]
1796, Hannah Glasse, The art of cookery, made plain and easy, London: T. Longman, page 318:
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(countable, of a person's appearance, uncountable) a pinkness or redness of the face; having rosacea; having a flushed face
[…] Their features are strongly marked, and their bodies are very fleshy, and cumbrous: they have a high colour in their cheeks, and the complexion is fair enough[…]
1796 December, George Forster, “Article IV: Voyage Philosephique et Pittoresque, &c.–A Philosophical and Picturesque Journey along the Banks of the Rhine, to Liege, through Flanders, Holland, &c. in the Year 1790”, in Analytical Review; Or, History of Literature, Domestic and Foreign, page 592:[…] That when she had a high Colour she was very ill, and when she was pale, she was at Death's Door,[…]
1709 September 2, The Female Tatler, page 1:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| high colour | alternative | lexicographic | |
| high colors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (1)
cmn 高彩 (computer graphics: graphics with two bytes of storage per pixel)