Vocabulary: color

• of a color at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet

  A red car.

• the color red

  She was dressed in red.

Named after the bright blue-green wing patch of the Eurasian teal, a small duck.

• a blue-green color

  She wore a dress in teal.

• of a blue-green color

  A teal blanket.

• of the color of the sky on a clear day

  She wore a blue dress.

• (countable/uncountable) the color blue

  The room was painted in deep blue.

Named after the Battle of Magenta (Italy, 1859), fought around the time the dye was developed. One of the four standard CMYK printing colors.

• of a light mauvish-crimson color

  She wore a magenta dress.

Slang: "beige" = boring, lacking personality.

• of a pale sandy fawn color

  She wore a beige trench coat.

Alloy of copper (~88%) and tin. "Bronze Age": historical period when bronze was the dominant metal. Olympics: bronze medal for third place.

• a hard alloy of copper and tin

  The statue is made of bronze.

In the rainbow (ROYGBIV): the last color = violet. "Ultraviolet": beyond violet, invisible. "Shrinking violet" = shy person. Note: violet (color) vs Violet (flower of Viola genus, small purple).

• a bluish-purple color

  She wore a dress in violet.

Chemical symbol Ag. "Silver lining" - a hopeful aspect of a bad situation. "Silver medal" - second place.

• a shiny grayish-white precious metal

  The tray was made of solid silver.

• having the color of silver

  She drove a silver car.

Two unrelated senses: dark red color (from French "marron" = chestnut), and verb "to maroon" = abandon on island. Maroon 5: pop band.

• a dark brownish red color

  The team's uniform was maroon and gold.

• a valuable yellow precious metal

  The ring is made of pure gold.

"Golden age", "golden years", "golden opportunity", "golden ratio". "Golden Globe": film award. "Golden Gate Bridge".

• made of or like gold; very good

  She has golden hair.