ACCIDENTAL COLOURS
\ˌaksɪdˈɛntə͡l kˈʌləz], \ˌaksɪdˈɛntəl kˈʌləz], \ˌa_k_s_ɪ_d_ˈɛ_n_t_əl k_ˈʌ_l_ə_z]\
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Colours depending on the affections of the eye. If after looking steadily at a coloured window we look at a white wall, we see a ghost of the window in complementary colours ; this is an A. image of the window, and its colours are Accidental colours.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.