colours

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plural noun

1. the flag that indicates nationality
2. military the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the colours
a pair of silk flags borne by a military unit, esp British, comprising the Queen's Colour showing the unit's crest, and the Regimental Colour showing the crest and battle honours
true nature or character (esp in the phrase show one's colours )
a distinguishing badge or flag, as of an academic institution
sport a badge or other symbol denoting membership of a team, esp at a school or college
informal.
a distinguishing embroidered patch denoting membership of a motorcycle gang
nail one's colours to the mast
1. to refuse to admit defeat
2. to declare openly one's opinions or allegiances

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The leaders, or patriarchs, of Orthodox churches will wear their own style of mitres, a cape called sakkos and an ornate cloth called omophorion, in colours according to their specific traditions.

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City Hall will also be lit up in the papal colours of yellow and white on Saturday to coincide with the day of his funeral.

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His large-scale paintings explore memory and loss, layering patterns and colours to create "haunting, dreamlike scenes".

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Yttrium and Europium are used to manufacture television and computer screens because of the way they display colours.

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Vivid colours of the Northern Lights - or aurora borealis - were spotted on Tuesday night across Scotland.

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colour-reversal colour scheme

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