Definition of "discoloured" [discoloured]

• Alternative spelling of discolored. (adjective)
• Simple past tense and past participle of discolour. (verb)

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• "It is, however, a very bad plan, as air and light are particularly necessary to seedling plants; and when they are even partially deprived of these important agents, they become drawn up with weak slender stems, and thin discoloured leaves."
• "With pasta or potatoes, the water is often starchy and with veg such as broccoli, the water can be "discoloured" from the veg itself - so not really suitable for washing stuff."
• "The nails were discoloured and black, while the skin was already grained with dirt which even a scrubbing-brush could not remove."