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Webster 1913 Edition


Coloring

Col′or-ing

,
Noun.
1.
The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.
2.
Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
Tell the whole story without
coloring
or gloss.
Compton Reade.
Dead coloring
.
See under
Dead
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Coloring

COLORING

, ppr.
1.
Dying; staining; tinging.
2.
Giving a fair external appearance; palliating; excusing.

COLORING

, n.
1.
The act or art of dyeing; the state of being colored; color.
2.
A specious appearance; fair artificial representation; as, the story has a coloring of truth.
3.
Among painters, the manner of applying colors; or the mixture of light and shade, formed by the various colors employed.

Definition 2024


coloring

coloring

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Verb

coloring

  1. present participle of color

Noun

coloring (countable and uncountable, plural colorings)

  1. An act or process which applies color.
  2. The appearance as to color.
  3. A disguise or discoloration.

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