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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 color
Familiarity information: FLESH-COLOURED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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