colouring
Britishnoun
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the process or art of applying colour
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anything used to give colour, such as dye, paint, etc
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appearance with regard to shade and colour
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arrangements of colours and tones, as in the markings of birds and animals
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the colour of a person's features or complexion
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a false or misleading appearance
Example Sentences
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Production depends on the same painstaking research, writing and colouring, although some images of deities have evolved.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
It was first discovered in July and recent observations show that 3I/ATLAS has developed a faint bluish hue, suggesting a possible colour change - the third shift in its colouring since its discovery.
From BBC • Dec. 6, 2025
While the two toured the royal library, schoolchildren created their own minitature books with colouring pencils.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
The greater flamingo's pink colouring comes from a diet high in carotenoids - pigments found in algae and invertebrates such as shrimp.
From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025
The variations in its colouring, however they were to be explained, were certainly not due to any surface irregularity.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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