colour film
/ˈkʌlə ˌfɪlm/(US color film)
noun
1A coloured coating or pellicle.
- Early uses in Photography refer to a coloured coating of collodion or gelatin..
2A cinema film (or formerly a photograph) produced in natural colours.
3A film suitable for producing colour photographs.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philip Hamerton (1834–1894), artist and essayist. From colour + film.