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Rfv-sense. An English noun? Seems unlikely. Mglovesfun (talk) 14:20, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
- p 100: “The colour in question is seen in many other animals, notably in the commonest variety of ferret. Yellow is perhaps the technical term for it, but tow-coloured is more descriptive.” Syn. towy. —Michael Z. 2010-05-05 15:27 z
- That doesn't support a noun, does it? Equinox ◑ 21:21, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
- Looks like tow-coloured is used in place of a noun here, interchangeably with “the colour in question,” yellow. But it seems to me that it is shoehorned in for lack of a suitable real noun. I thought I'd quote it here, in case there's evidence that this is common. —Michael Z. 2010-05-05 23:50 z
- No hits on the web for a plural. No hits at Books for it preceding is/was/has/could/should/might/may. DCDuring TALK 00:24, 6 May 2010 (UTC)
- Looks like tow-coloured is used in place of a noun here, interchangeably with “the colour in question,” yellow. But it seems to me that it is shoehorned in for lack of a suitable real noun. I thought I'd quote it here, in case there's evidence that this is common. —Michael Z. 2010-05-05 23:50 z
RFV failed, noun section removed. (BTW, Mzajac's example is a mention, not a use.) —RuakhTALK 21:03, 30 August 2010 (UTC)