locate

t. & i. [Lat. locatus, pa. par. of loco =to place; locus =a place.] A. Transitive : 1. To set, place, or settle in a particular place or 1. Literature : A special truthfulne of descrip- tion, accurately portraying the idiosyncrasies of locality. (Frequently used reflexively.) persons and distinctive natural features of the country in which the action takes place. "There are some capital pictures of the times of landlord-shooting without anything Irish in character, dialogue, or local - color ."-Saturday Review , Nov. 22, 1884, p. 666. 2. Art ( pl .): Colors which are natural to a particular object in a picture, and by which it is distinguished from other objects.