Of color

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not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.

See also: Color

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She was dressed prettily and carefully, with the customary touch of color in the scarlet geranium at her white throat.

Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context

When I found it, I said to myself that it would do nicely for my servant girl, for when she was brought to life she would not be proud nor haughty, as the Glass Cat is, for such a dreadful mixture of colors would discourage her from trying to be as dignified as the blue Munchkins are.

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

It was none of Alexander's doing, of course; those warm consonances of color had been blending and mellowing before he was born.

Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa View in context

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