"colourish" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} colourish (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) A substance used in gilding to brighten the finish of the gilded object. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-colourish-en-noun-163Yj4SJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19

Verb [English]

Forms: colourishes [present, singular, third-person], colourishing [participle, present], colourished [participle, past], colourished [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} colourish (third-person singular simple present colourishes, present participle colourishing, simple past and past participle colourished)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To add colour to, to brighten with colour. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-colourish-en-verb-tIV0EHqy

Inflected forms

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