Ellipsis of Banbury story of a cock and a bull..

Alternative form of color story

Alternative form of upper storey

(fashion) A limited palette of colors chosen for an outfit or a wardrobe.

(idiomatic) A sad story, especially one intended to elicit sympathy.

Anecdotal evidence for the benefits of some product or policy. / A successful person or thing, serving as a model for others.

Any narrative of an event, involving either military or civilian characters, in wartime. / (by extension) A description of a serious or difficult experience or ordeal.

(colloquial) That is as much as I know, am prepared to reveal or am willing to say about the subject. / (colloquial) That is the definitive fact; there can be no argument.

A work of fiction that is shorter than a novella.

A story, each section of which is written by a different author picking up where the previous one left off.