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sail under false colors

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
sail un-der -false -col-ors
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To deceive or intentionally mystify.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

sails under false colors (present, singular) sailing under false colors (participle, present) sailed under false colors (participle, past) sailed under false colors (past)

Questions

What does sail under false colors mean?
To deceive or intentionally mystify.

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