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couleur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  • flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
  • suit noun A matching jacket and trousers (or skirt) worn together as formal or business clothing.
  • tincture noun A medicine made by dissolving a substance in alcohol.

Senses

couleur is used for these senses in English:

  • flush (poker) A hand consisting of all cards with the same suit.
  • suit (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.
  • tincture (heraldry) A hue or pattern used in the depiction of a coat of arms.

color — full definition

  1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
  3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
  4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

flush — full definition

  1. verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
  2. verb To turn red in the face from embarrassment, heat, or emotion.
  3. noun A reddening of the face caused by embarrassment, heat, or excitement.
  4. adj Level or even with a surrounding surface.
  5. noun In card games, a hand made up entirely of cards from the same suit.

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