colorway

noun

col·​or·​way ˈkə-lər-ˌwā How to pronounce colorway (audio)
: a color or arrangement of colors
fabric sold in a variety of colorways

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The dijon colorway will go with literally anything in your linen closet. Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2025 The Crocs, which came out in green and pink colorways, were also released alongside matching clogs for their human companions. Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 Khaki color jeans were blasted with sky blue; others featured bold tomato red colorways. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Sep. 2025 In different colorways according to the regiment, the short, no-tails mess jacket became the go-to for formal mess dress in the British Army in the mid-19th century. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colorway

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First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of colorway was in 1941

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“Colorway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorway. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

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