coloring

COLORING, ppr.

1. Dying; staining; tinging.

2. Giving a fair external appearance; palliating; excusing.

COLORING, 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.