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pigment

noun as in color, shade

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“He’s got this pink nose, this pink pigment, which means his eyes are a little bit more human,” he said.

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In the latter you can see how, in the 17th Century, the Dutch were using windmills not just to grind grain, but to do things like grind pigments to make paint or saw wood.

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And with higher sugar concentrations, a pigment called anthocyanin is produced, making the leaves even redder.

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We have reached the point in our burgeoning white nationalism when our high court has deemed brown synonymous with illegal, regardless of what country that pigment originated in.

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Hair installations or systems - such as wigs, toupees or extensions - and skin camouflage products such as pigmented fibre sprays may help to disguise the condition, according to the British Association of Dermatologists.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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