a. Pertaining to acology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; remedy + -logy. ] Materia medica; the science of remedies. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Acolythist. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. growing or living or burrowing in sand. arenicolous worms [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. bicolor; bis twice + color color. ] Of two colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. having two colors.
Syn. -- bicolor, bicolour, bicolored. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. rose-colored.
Syn. -- blushful, rosy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. kako`s bad + -logy: cf. F. cacologie. ] Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. fr. Gr. &unr_;, the part taken away in mutilation, fr. &unr_; to mutilate. ] (Anat. & Med.) A defect or malformation; esp., a fissure of the iris supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family, of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the taro (Colocasia esculente).
Syn. -- genus Colocasia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. (Zool.) A South American wild cat (Felis colocolo), of the size of the ocelot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. colocynthis, Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Coloquintida. ] (Med.) The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus colocynthis, or Cucumis colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. colocynthine. ] (Chem.) The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Originally made in Cologne, the French name of Köln, a city in Germany. ] A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet; -- called also cologne water and eau de cologne. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ From Cologne the city. ] (Min.) An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] A large size of paper for drawings. See under Paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) See Calumbin. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. (Geography) The (official) capital city of Sri Lanka. Population (2000) = 1, 994, 000. [ PJC ]

n. (Med.) See Calumba. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. colon, colum, limb, member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. kw^lon, and in sense of the intestine, ko`lon: cf. F. colon. Cf. Colic. ] 1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the cæcum to the rectum. [ See Illust. of Digestion. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [ : ], used to separate parts of a sentence that are complete in themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place of a conjunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L. columna. See Column. ] (Mil.) The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Colonelcy. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A colonist. [ Obs. ] Holland [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. colonial. ] Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic, wars. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in, being colonial.

The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the mother country is broken. Brander Matthews. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like, characteristic of a colony. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. The colonial system of political government or extension of territory, by which one nation exerts political control over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not having the same full rights as those of the colonial power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by military force or the threat of force. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

4. the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating or justifying colonial control of one nation over another nation, territory, or people. [ PJC ]

n. a believer in or advocate of colonialism{ 3 }. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. of or pertaining to the colon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. colonus husbandman. ] Of or pertaining to husbandmen. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A member or inhabitant of a colony. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. (Med.) See Colitis. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. colonisation. ] The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the formation of a colony or colonies. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wide continent of America invited colonization. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A friend to colonization, esp. (U. S. Hist) to the colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored population of the United States. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Colonized p. pr. & vb. n. Colonizing. ] [ Cf. F. coloniser. ] To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with colonists; to migrate to and settle in. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

They that would thus colonize the stars with inhabitants. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a colony. C. Buchanan. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties to another country.
Syn. -- settled. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. politically ruled by citizens of another country. [ PJC ]

3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in from another territory.
Syn. -- colonized. [ PJC ]

n. One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr. colonna column. See Colonel. ] (Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building or an open court or square, a peristyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals; furnished with a colonnade. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n.; pl. Colonies [ L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr. colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. Culture. ] 1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British colonies in America. [ 1913 Webster ]

The first settlers of New England were the best of Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony formed of better materials. Ames. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The district or country colonized; a settlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority of another country and not a part of the ruling country. [ PJC ]

4. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or growing together, beyond their usual range. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower algæ. They may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a gelatinous envelope. [ PJC ]

7. (Zool.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

8. (Zool.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

9. (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially, such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be visible to the naked eye. [ PJC ]

n. (Microbiology) an instrument designed to conveniently count or assist counting colonies{ 9 } of microorganisms on a plate containing a gelled growth medium. One variety uses a pencil-like rod with a metal tip, which is connected by an electrical connection to the gelled growth medium; when touched to a colony{ 9 } on the plate, the completion of the electrical circuit causes an increment of 1 unit on the readout of the colony counter. [ PJC ]

n. See Colophony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A colorless, oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation of colophony. It is regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene. Called also diterebene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. colophon finishing stroke, Gr. kolofw`n; cf. L. culmen top, collis hill. Cf. Holm. ] An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and date of publication, printer's name, etc., formerly placed on the last page of a book. [ 1913 Webster ]

The colophon, or final description, fell into disuse, and . . . the title page had become the principal direct means of identifying the book. De Morgan. [ 1913 Webster ]

The book was uninjured from title page to colophon. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. colophonite. So named from its resemblance to the color of colophony. ] (Min.) A coarsely granular variety of garnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'h kolofwni`a (sc. "rhti`nh resin, gum) resin, fr. Kolofw`nios of or from Colophon in Ionia.] Rosin. [1913 Webster]

n. See Colocynth. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also colour. ] [ OF. color, colur, colour, F. couleur, L. color; prob. akin to celare to conceal (the color taken as that which covers). See Helmet. ] 1. A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay colors; sad colors, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The sensation of color depends upon a peculiar function of the retina or optic nerve, in consequence of which rays of light produce different effects according to the length of their waves or undulations, waves of a certain length producing the sensation of red, shorter waves green, and those still shorter blue, etc. White, or ordinary, light consists of waves of various lengths so blended as to produce no effect of color, and the color of objects depends upon their power to absorb or reflect a greater or less proportion of the rays which fall upon them. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any hue distinguished from white or black. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits; ruddy complexion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Give color to my pale cheek. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as, oil colors or water colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. That which covers or hides the real character of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

They had let down the boat into the sea, under color as though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship. Acts xxvii. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]

That he should die is worthy policy;
But yet we want a color for his death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Shade or variety of character; kind; species. [ 1913 Webster ]

Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this color. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey). [ 1913 Webster ]

In the United States each regiment of infantry and artillery has two colors, one national and one regimental. Farrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Law) An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Color is express when it is averred in the pleading, and implied when it is implied in the pleading. [ 1913 Webster ]

Body color. See under Body. --
Color blindness, total or partial inability to distinguish or recognize colors. See Daltonism. --
Complementary color, one of two colors so related to each other that when blended together they produce white light; -- so called because each color makes up to the other what it lacks to make it white. Artificial or pigment colors, when mixed, produce effects differing from those of the primary colors, in consequence of partial absorption. --
Of color (as persons, races, etc.), not of the white race; -- commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. --
Primary colors, those developed from the solar beam by the prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, -- red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes called fundamental colors. --
Subjective color or
Accidental color, a false or spurious color seen in some instances, owing to the persistence of the luminous impression upon the retina, and a gradual change of its character, as where a wheel perfectly white, and with a circumference regularly subdivided, is made to revolve rapidly over a dark object, the teeth of the wheel appear to the eye of different shades of color varying with the rapidity of rotation. See Accidental colors, under Accidental. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Colored p. pr. & vb. n. Coloring. ] [ F. colorer. ] 1. To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain. [ 1913 Webster ]

The rays, to speak properly, are not colored; in them there is nothing else than a certain power and disposition to stir up a sensation of this or that color. Sir I. Newton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were colored by his prejudices. [ 1913 Webster ]

He colors the falsehood of Æneas by an express command from Jupiter to forsake the queen. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To hide. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That by his fellowship he color might
Both his estate and love from skill of any wight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]