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Cologne, Cologne-water, n. Eau-de-Cologne.

Coloquintida, n. Colocynth, bitter-apple, bitter-cucumber.

Color, n.

    1. Hue, tint, tinge, shade.
    2. Pigment, paint.
    3. Redness, ruddiness, rosiness, freshness of complexion.
    4. Complexion, hue of skin.
    5. Plea, pretext, pretence, excuse, guise, disguise, semblance, appearance, make-shift, false show.

Color, v. a.

    1. Tinge, dye, paint, stain, tint.
    2. Disguise, varnish, gloss over, make plausible.
    3. Distort, pervert, garble, misrepresent.

Color, v. n. Redden, blush, flush, show color.

Color-blindness, n. Daltonism.

Colorless, a.

    1. Uncolored, untinged, achromatic.
    2. Pale, pallid, blanched, hueless, livid.
    3. Dull, monotonous, characterless, blank, expressionless, inexpressive.

Color-sergeant, n. Ensign, standard-bearer.

Colors, n. pl. Flag, standard, ensign, banner.

Colossal, a. Gigantic, huge, monstrous, immense, enormous, vast, prodigious, Cyclopean, Herculean.

Colossus, n. Gigantic statue.

Colporteur, n. [Fr.] Pedler (of religious books), hawker of tracts.