plum coloured

comparative more plum coloured · superlative most plum coloured

1. predicativeCommonwealth spellingPredicative form of plum-colored.

   The right kidney was removed two hours later. It was plum coloured and flabby.

   1908, J[ohn] W[illiam] Thomson Walker, “Case 3.—Stricture of the urethra; internal urethrotomy; suppression of urine.”, in Estimation of the Renal Function in Urinary Surgery, London; […]: Cassell and Company, Limited, →OCLC, part I (Estimation of the Tonal Renal Function), chapter I (Symptoms and Signs of Failure of the Renal Function), “General Symptoms and Signs” section, page 11

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   Sarcoidosis of the skin looks similar to lupus vulgaris except that it is more plum coloured and not as scaly.

   1981, R. H. Seville, E. Martin, “Sarcoidosis”, in Dermatological Nursing and Therapy, Oxford, Oxfordshire; […]: Blackwell Scientific Publications, →ISBN, chapter 11 (Granulomata including syphilis), pages 108–109

   With a No. 4 brush, pick up varying proportions of colour so that some flowers are more plum coloured and others, more pale blue.

   1997, Tahira Lewis, “Rose magazine rack”, in Decorative Painting: Techniques and Designs for Transforming Everyday Objects, Madison, Wis.: Hand Books Press, distributed by North Light Books, Cincinnati, Oh., →ISBN, chapter 2 (Round Brush), page 50