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
- noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
- noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
- noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
- verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.
flush — full definition
- verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
- verb To turn red in the face from embarrassment, heat, or emotion.
- noun A reddening of the face caused by embarrassment, heat, or excitement.
- adj Level or even with a surrounding surface.
- noun In card games, a hand made up entirely of cards from the same suit.