What does discolour mean?
Definitions for discolour
dis·colour
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Princeton's WordNet
discolor, discolour, colour, colorverb
change color, often in an undesired manner
"The shirts discolored"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To DISCOLOURverb
To change from the natural hue; to stain.
Etymology: decoloro, Latin.
Many a widow’s husband groveling lies,
Coldly embracing the discolour’d earth. William Shakespeare, K. John.Drink water, either pure, or but discoloured with malt. William Temple.
Suspicious and fantastical surmise,
And jealousy with jaundice in her eyes,
Discolouring all she view’d. Dryden.He who looks upon the soul through its outward actions, sees it through a deceitful medium, which is apt to discolour and pervert the object. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 257.
Have a care lest some beloved notion, or some darling science, so prevail over your mind as to discolour all your ideas. Isaac Watts.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Discolour
dis-kul′ur, v.t. to take away colour from: to change or to spoil the natural colour of: to alter the appearance of: to mark with other colours, to stain: to dirty, disfigure.—n. Discolorā′tion, act of discolouring: state of being discoloured: stain.—p.adj. Discol′oured, stained, &c.: (Spens.) many-coloured. [O. Fr. descolorer—L. dis, apart, and colorāre—color; colour.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of discolour in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of discolour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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