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noun

Coloring n.

The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.

Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation. "Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss."

Dead coloring. See under Dead.

verb

Color v. t. (past & past part. colored; pres. part. coloring)

To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain. "The rays, to speak properly, are not colored; in them there is nothing else than a certain power and disposition to stir up a sensation of this or that color."

To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were colored by his prejudices. "He colors the falsehood of AEneas by an express command from Jupiter to forsake the queen."

To hide. (Obs.) "That by his fellowship he color might Both his estate and love from skill of any wight."

Color v. i. To acquire color; to turn red, especially in the face; to blush.

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"Coloring" Quotes from Famous Books

... the boys was indescribably beautiful. The inhabitants of the sea rivaled the rainbow in brilliancy of coloring. There were more forms of life in sight than either of the boys had ever ...

— Boy Scouts in a Submarine • G. Harvey Ralphson

... combines better with water to render these unctuous products miscible, and readily removes them thoroughly from the skin. The best variety of soap to use is the pure white soap, which cannot be so easily adulterated by coloring material, or disguised by some perfume or medicinal substance. Ablution with soap and water should be performed once or twice a week at least, particularly to the head and beard, in order to keep open the hair tubes so that they may take in oxygen, ...

— Scientific American Supplement, Vol. XV., No. 388, June 9, 1883 • Various

... was made of more or less costly materials; for wool and flax was often substituted the finest byssus, or other silky substance; and perhaps, in the latter periods, amongst families of distinction in Jerusalem, even silk itself. Splendor of coloring was not neglected; and the opening at the throat was eagerly turned to account as an occasion for displaying fringe or ...

— Theological Essays and Other Papers v2 • Thomas de Quincey

... tongue—she was known by the friendly nickname of "The French Miss." When I knew her, she was resigned to her lonely life among strangers. Some years had elapsed since she had lost her parents, and had left France. Possessing a small, very small, income of her own, she added to it by coloring miniatures for the photographers. She had relatives still living in France; but she had long since ceased to correspond with them. "Ask me nothing more about my family," she used to say. "I am as good as dead in my own country and among my ...

— Little Novels • Wilkie Collins

... She wanted to see why Ronald Earle admired her; she wondered much at this new power she seemed possessed of; she placed the glass on the table, and sat down to study her own face. She saw that it was very fair; the coloring was delicate and vivid, like that of the heart of a rose; the fresh, red lips were arched and smiling; the dark, shy eyes, with their long silken lashes, were bright and clear; a pretty, dimpled, smiling face told of a sweet, simple, ...

— Dora Thorne • Charlotte M. Braeme

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