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I bought a blue colour shirt and a pair of socks.
I bought a blue shirt and a pair of socks.
I have never liked black colour.
I have never liked black.
The noun
colour
is not usually used with. the name of a colour (
red, green, blue
etc).
Colour
is
used only when the colour of something is not pure or is difficult to describe exactly: ‘It’s an
unusual bluish-grey colour’. See Note at COLOURED 1 .
Note however that the name of a colour can be used with
in colour
: ‘It’s brown in colour with
white buttons down the front.’
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The purse is made of leather and is dark brown colour.
The purse is made of leather and is a dark brown colour.
When describing a colour that is not pure, use a/an: The dress is a reddish-green colour.’
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My wallet colour is black.
The colour of my wallet is black.
the colour of sth
: Do you remember the colour of their kitchen?’
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At Hari Raya we hang colour lights around the house.
At Hari Raya we hang coloured lights around the house.
colour
= showing people and things in their natural colours: ‘a colour television’, ‘a colour
photograph’
coloured
= having one or more colours (not white or black), especially in order to look attractive:
‘Do you want plain envelopes or coloured ones?’ ‘Each book is full of brightly-coloured full-page
illustrations.’
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