It was a colourful vase with red and white hoops on the lid, and red bands above and below the main frieze. These bands also carry a metope pattern in white of triple lines and blobs, which can just be distinguished on the photographs.
Hussain celebrated reaching his ton with a gesture towards the media centre, pointing to the number three on the back of his shirt and offering some colourful language.
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colorful — adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}. Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent, shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing}; {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed, empurpled}] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colorful — [adj1] brilliant, intensely hued bright, chromatic, flashy, florid, gaudy, gay, hued, intense, jazzy, kaleidoscopic, loud, motley, multicolored, picturesque, prismatic, psychedelic, rich, showy, splashy, variegated, vibrant, vivid; concepts… … New thesaurus
colorful — 1889, in figurative sense of interesting, from COLOR (Cf. color) + FUL (Cf. ful) … Etymology dictionary
colorful — (Amer.) color·ful || kÊŒlÉ™fÊŠl adj. full of color, multicolored; not predictable, not regular; picturesque; exciting and interesting; characterized by profane words or curses (also colourful) … English contemporary dictionary
colorful — [kul′ər fəl] adj. 1. full of color or of vivid colors 2. full of interest or variety; vivid colorfully adv. colorfulness n … English World dictionary
Colorful — For other uses, see Color. For the 2010 animated film, see Colorful (film). Colorful カラフル (Karafuru) Genre Parody Manga … Wikipedia
Colorful — Cet article concerne le manga de Torajirō Kishi et ses adaptations. Pour le film d animation japonais de Keiichi Hara, voir Colorful (film). Colorful カラフル (Karafuru) Type Seinen Genre … Wikipédia en Français
colorful — col|or|ful [ kʌlərfl ] adjective * 1. ) something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors: a colorful carpet 2. ) interesting, exciting, and sometimes funny: colorful characters 3. ) colorful language is rude or uses… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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colorful — adjective 1. having striking color (Freq. 6) colorful autumn leaves • Syn: ↑colourful • Ant: ↑colorless • Similar to: ↑ablaze, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
colorful — colorfully, adv. colorfulness, n. /kul euhr feuhl/, adj. 1. abounding in color: In their tartans, the Scots guard made a colorful array. 2. richly eventful or picturesque: a colorful historical period. 3. presenting or suggesting vivid or… … Universalium
