COLORING, participle present tense 1. Dying; staining; tinging. 2. Giving a fair external appearance; palliating; excusing. COLORING, noun 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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