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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.