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FLESH-COLOURED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does flesh-coloured mean? 

FLESH-COLOURED (adjective)
  The adjective FLESH-COLOURED has 1 sense:

1. having a bright red or pinkish colorplay

  Familiarity information: FLESH-COLOURED used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FLESH-COLOURED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a bright red or pinkish color

Synonyms:

flesh-colored; flesh-coloured

Similar:

colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)


 Context examples 


He opened the case, and there, imbedded in soft, flesh-coloured velvet, lay the magnificent piece of jewellery which he had named.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I painted my face, and to make myself as pitiable as possible I made a good scar and fixed one side of my lip in a twist by the aid of a small slip of flesh-coloured plaster.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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