plum coloured

See also: plum-coloured and plumcoloured

English

Adjective

plum coloured (comparative more plum coloured, superlative most plum coloured)

  1. (British spelling) Predicative form of plum-colored.
    • 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:
      The right kidney was removed two hours later. It was plum coloured and flabby.
    • 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:
      Sarcoidosis of the skin looks similar to lupus vulgaris except that it is more plum coloured and not as scaly.
    • 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:
      With a No. 4 brush, pick up varying proportions of colour so that some flowers are more plum coloured and others, more pale blue.
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