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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From splashy colorways and patterns to neutral tones, there’s a little bit of everything to fit your specific design style. Jasmine Desiree, Architectural Digest, 31 Oct. 2025 Each of the 23 colorways, with most still to be revealed, harken back to a specific moment from his career. Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025 The Levi’s x Barbour Type II Waxed Jacket leverages Barbour’s most traditional colorway in archive olive, while the Type II Denim version offers mid-wash indigo denim with a Barbour green cord collar and tonal embroidery at the cuff placket. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Oct. 2025 Some of that was Ant’s ascension as a star, and some of it was the design and colorways. Zach Harper, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for colorway

Word History

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 7 Nov. 2025.

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