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undercolour en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + colour.

Meanings

  1. A colour used as a base and then coloured over, as in watercolour painting.
  2. The colour of the underparts of a bird, rabbit, etc.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
undercolor alternative lexicographic
undercolours Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (2)

fi pohjaväri (colour used as a base) · fi alusväri (colour used as a base)

undercolour en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From under- + colour.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To colour insufficiently.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
undercolours Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
undercolor alternative lexicographic
undercoloured Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
undercoloured Tense=Past lexicographic
undercolouring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic