Definition for COL'OR-ING

COL'OR-ING, 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.

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