coloured

adj

1. British standard spelling of colored.

   “For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.”

2. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of coloured (“nonwhite, or mixed-race”).

noun

1. (UK, alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of colored.

   “2018 Ticket taker, "Struggling Against the Perception of Facts", Anne with an E, season 2, episode 8, 13 minutes On this train we put the coloureds to work.”

2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of coloured (“nonwhite or mixed-race person; Black”).

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of colour