Shade on a paint color strip Crossword Clue

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Shade on a paint color strip Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
(verb)
1. suffuse with color
2. take on color or become colored

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

PAINT (noun)
1. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
2. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
PAINT (verb)
1. apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
2. apply paint to; coat with paint
COLOR (noun)
1. any material used for its color
2. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
COLOR (adjective)
1. having or capable of producing colors
COLOR (verb)
1. decorate with colors
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

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