What is of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; the colored people called?
colored — (Ethnol.) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; the colored people. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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