Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for COL'OR-ED
COL'OR-ED, pp.
- Having the external appearance changed; dyed; tinged; painted or stained.
- Streaked; striped; having a diversity of hues. – Bacon.
- Having a specious appearance. Colored people, black people, Africans or their descendants, mixed or unmixed.
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