Example sentences from the Web for colours

During the Boer War, Canadians flocked to the colours to defend the British Empire.
Canada Comes to the Rescue of Great Britain, Again|Andrew Roberts|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the freshness is still there, the dew washes the colours before dawn.
The Open Air|Richard Jefferies
Their cement for coating walls is like ours; the stucco flat coloured, and the colours mixed with the plaster before laying on.
A Manual of the Historical Development of Art|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi
Maybe she'll give her own colours a place there later, but at this moment the Star Spangled Banner floats alone in its glory.
Everyman's Land|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

We submissively struck our colours, and ere long were boarded by my brother and Sir Walter Mayton.
Yr Ynys Unyg|Julia de Winton
The hills looked misty, the river still and dreamy; outlines were softened, colours were grown tender.
Pine Needles|Susan Bogert Warner

colours

/ (ˈkʌləz) /

pl n

the flag that indicates nationality
military the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the colours

a pair of silk flags borne by a military unit, esp British, comprising the Queen's Colour showing the unit's crest, and the Regimental Colour showing the crest and battle honours

true nature or character (esp in the phrase show one's colours)

a distinguishing badge or flag, as of an academic institution

sport, British a badge or other symbol denoting membership of a team, esp at a school or college

informal a distinguishing embroidered patch denoting membership of a motorcycle gang

nail one's colours to the mast

to refuse to admit defeat
to declare openly one's opinions or allegiances

Words nearby colours

colour line, colourman, colour phase, colourpoint cat, colour-reversal, colours, colour scheme, colour separation, colour separation overlay, colour sergeant, colour subcarrier

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	colours
释义	Example sentences from the Web for colours During the Boer War, Canadians flocked to the colours to defend the British Empire. Canada Comes to the Rescue of Great Britain, Again\|Andrew Roberts\|November 28, 2012\|DAILY BEAST But the freshness is still there, the dew washes the colours before dawn. The Open Air\|Richard Jefferies Their cement for coating walls is like ours; the stucco flat coloured, and the colours mixed with the plaster before laying on. A Manual of the Historical Development of Art\|G. G. (Gustavus George) Zerffi Maybe she'll give her own colours a place there later, but at this moment the Star Spangled Banner floats alone in its glory. Everyman's Land\|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson We submissively struck our colours, and ere long were boarded by my brother and Sir Walter Mayton. Yr Ynys Unyg\|Julia de Winton The hills looked misty, the river still and dreamy; outlines were softened, colours were grown tender. Pine Needles\|Susan Bogert Warner colours / (ˈkʌləz) / pl n the flag that indicates nationality military the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the colours a pair of silk flags borne by a military unit, esp British, comprising the Queen's Colour showing the unit's crest, and the Regimental Colour showing the crest and battle honours true nature or character (esp in the phrase show one's colours) a distinguishing badge or flag, as of an academic institution sport, British a badge or other symbol denoting membership of a team, esp at a school or college informal a distinguishing embroidered patch denoting membership of a motorcycle gang nail one's colours to the mast to refuse to admit defeat to declare openly one's opinions or allegiances Words nearby colours colour line, colourman, colour phase, colourpoint cat, colour-reversal, colours, colour scheme, colour separation, colour separation overlay, colour sergeant, colour subcarrier Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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