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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Coloring

/kŭl'-ẽr-ĭng/ · Col·or·ing · IPA /kˈʌlərɪŋ/
01 n. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.
  1. 1.
    The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.
  2. 2.
    Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
    “Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss.” — Compton Reade.
Phrases & compounds
Dead coloring — See under Dead.