monocolouredmonocoloredadj.
/ˈmɒnəʊˌkʌləd/, U.S. /ˈmɑnəˌkələrd/ rare before 20th cent.
Of only one colour; monochrome. Also in extended use.
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claurie1486
self1562
whole-coloured1605
concolour1646
unicolorate1657
unicolorous1657
self-coloured1682
single-coloured1703
unicolor1781
monocoloured1798
monochromic1803
unicoloured1811
concolorous1840
monochrome1849
one-coloured1854
monochromous1857
monochroous1857
monotoned1857
unicolour1860
solid1883
sole-coloured1885
monochroic1886
whole1892
whole-colour1896
single-colour1935
monocolour1955
mono1970
monotonal1973
1798 Trans. Soc. Arts 16 284 A mono-coloured substance.
1935 Amer. Naturalist 69 458 Mixture of pseudo-monocolored seeds is a constant character in these plants [sc. Phaseolus and Pisum], its frequency being virtually constant through generations.
1955 Times 25 June 5/6 The parties of the extreme left and those of the right favour a ‘mono-coloured’ Government..since such a one-party Government..would be more or less permanently at the mercy of right or left.
1992 D. J. Mabberley Trop. Rain Forest Ecol. (ed. 2) 153 In temperate plants, it has been shown that the proportion of two-coloured displays of fruits discovered by birds is greater than that of monocoloured.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1798