TY  - BOOK
AU  - Paterson,Ian
TI  - A dictionary of colour: a lexicon of the language of colour 
SN  - 1854183753
AV  - QC494.2 .P258 2003
PY  - 2003///
CY  - London
PB  - Thorogood
KW  - Color
KW  - Dictionaries
KW  - Colors, Words for
KW  - English language
KW  - Terms and phrases
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - This dictionary contains color words and phrases and explores every aspect of colour and its many applications across the disciplines and through the ages.  Color is much more than decoration; it provides us with a means of distinction, warning, attraction, stimulation, diagnosis, symbolism.   It short, it is a powerful shorthand for conveying ideas and information.  Words are drawn from many diffrent worlds including art, interior design, textiles, physics, maths, astronomy, chemistry, biology, philosophy, mythology, symbolism, and grammar.  It lists color phrases,all colors in alphabetical order, groups colors by color groupings and provides adjectives of color
ER  -