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forecolor

forecolor is the alternative form of forecolour.

Meaning of forecolour

Noun

forecolour (plural forecolours)

  1. Any colour which stands out among others.
    • Then the violet and the blues will be the forecolours of the crimson red, which crowns a piece of work caressed by conscious hands, on a series of stones whose grain itself is a matter of choice - [...]1986, Robert Phelps Colette, Flowers and Fruit
  2. A prominent colour, especially one that is superimposed and visible over other colours.
    • This marking is often done by setting the forecolour of the control.2009, David Harrison, ated Functional Testing for Java-Swing

Forms of forecolor

pluralforecolors

Origin of forecolor

From fore- + color.

Questions about forecolor

What is forecolor the alternative form of?
Forecolor is the alternative form of forecolour.

Words near forecolor in the dictionary

  1. forecloths
  2. foreclusion
  3. foreclusions
  4. forecognition
  5. forecognitions
  6. forecolor
  7. forecolors
  8. forecolour
  9. forecolours
  10. forecome
  11. forecomer

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