color

color [-s, -'s] n

early ME colur.

1. Flag; standard; ensign of a regiment in the military.
2. Particular hue; specific tint; visual appearance to the eye reflected from its surfaces.
3. Dye; pigment.
4. Vision; light; spectrum; visual radiation; sense of sight; [fig.] joy; vitality.
5. Kind; type; species.

color [colored] v

ME coloure.

1. Dye; paint; imbue; give hue to.