colour line

noun

the social separation of racial groups within a community (esp in the phrase to cross the colour line)

Words nearby colour line

colour commentator, colour contrast, colour filter, colour guard, colour index, colour line, colour phase, colour scheme, colour separation, colour separation overlay, colour sergeant

Example sentences from the Web for colour line

  • It proves that there is neither caste, creed nor colour-line in the pocket-book.

    An African Adventure |Isaac F. Marcosson