self-colored

[ self-kuhl-erd, self- ]

/ ˈsɛlfˈkʌl ərd, ˌsɛlf- /

of one color.

of the natural color.

Also especially British, self-col·oured.

Origin of self-colored

First recorded in 1750–60

The evidence for the gametic interpretations of the self-colored fowl is derived from hybridizations.

Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl |Charles Benedict Davenport
The rooms were papered with a self-colored paper of pale blue.

The Girls of St. Wode's |L. T. Meade
The plain, self-colored rugs and curtains had a similar effect.

Johnstone of the Border |Harold Bindloss
We sometimes find lines on self-colored fruits that are as distinctive as the stripes, but entirely distinct from them.

American Pomology |J. A. Warder

A grey, self-colored carpet covered the floor, and on one of the chests stood a miniature bronze copy of the Faun of Praxiteles.

The Grey Room |Eden Phillpotts