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What's the name of the color
Can any body tell me the official name of the color? I want to say light blue, but people may not be able to get the closest image in mind.
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“Oil blue” color
Spotted a new collocation for the word blue today, when looking for a pair of jeans – oil blue.
Admittedly, they are probably just being marketing-minded, inventing (?) such a color of jeans. ...
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Why does “puce” mean two different colors depending on where you live?
I always thought puce was green, then saw on Wikipedia that it is purplish-brown. Further research tells me that it's generally regarded as purplish-brown in the United States, whereas Europeans think ...
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Q: word for someone who sees music as colours
Some people visualise specific musical keys or chords as specific colours. There is a name for this is it 'chromo-'something?
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Amber or yellow lights
What is the difference in usage between amber and yellow, when it is the color of traffic lights or some derived meaning? Is this purely a difference between British English and American English, or ...
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Kiwi Power Green - is that more Kiwi “Power Green” or more “Kiwi Power” Green?
Recently my wife bought a piece of toddler swimwear for our little ones. A crisp, flashy neon green cute little piece of garment that had a label on which the color name was written: "KIWI POWER ...
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Why are Australian redheads often called 'bluey'?
From Wikipedia's article on Virgin Australia:
Virgin Australia was launched as Virgin Blue in August 2000, with two Boeing 737–400 aircraft, one leased from then-sister airline Virgin Express. ...
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What is the origin of the term “ginger” for red-headed people?
I'd like to know the etymology of the word "ginger" in reference to red-headed people.
In particular, if "ginger" in this context is related to the plant root used in cooking, I'd like to know how ...
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Why is the colour green associated with negativity? [closed]
Why is the colour green often associated with negativity? Green is paired with jealousy, envy, vomit, immaturity, etc. Yet it is the colour of growth and freshness. In other words, the natural ...
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Regional usage of “Violet” and “Purple”
I am looking to describe a flower such as the one in the following picture for a game:
After showing the game to a number of beta testers, I noted that about half of them were fine with "violet" ...
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A word to describe the color of hair that is nearly jet-black, but slightly brown? [closed]
What is a word to describe the color of a person's hair whose hair is nearly jet-black, but slightly brown?
For what it's worth, the person whose hair I have in mind is female with long, straight ...
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Pronunciation difference between “collar” and “color”
What is the pronunciation difference between collar and color? Can a native speaker tell them apart?
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Where did the words “white-collar” and “blue-collar” come from? [closed]
I can kinda see the "white-collar" image, with formal dress shirts, but "blue-collar" is not intuitive to me, and Dictionary.com and Etymonline are not helpful as to the reason for the color choice. ...
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“vermilion” or “vermillion”?
Which one has primacy in English: "vermilion" or "vermillion" (as a color) ? Both have entries in various dictionaries. Is the difference concerned with AmE/BrE ?
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“Grayed out” or “Greyed out”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
'Gray' vs 'Grey'
Which one is correct? Is it "Grayed out" or "Greyed out"? Google brings almost the same number of results for both. Can they always be ...
