Includes bibliographical references.

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.