forecolour

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Etymology

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From fore- +‎ colour.

Noun

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forecolour (plural forecolours)

  1. Any colour which stands out among others.
    • 1986, Robert Phelps Colette, Flowers and Fruit:
      Then the violet and the blues will be the forecolours of the crimson red, which crowns a piece of work caressed by conscious hands, on a series of stones whose grain itself is a matter of choice - [...]
  2. (computing) A prominent colour, especially one that is superimposed and visible over other colours.
    • 2009, David Harrison, ated Functional Testing for Java-Swing:
      This marking is often done by setting the forecolour of the control.