colouring
noun/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
(US English coloring)
- [uncountable, countable] a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food
- red food colouring
- Contains no artificial colouring or flavouring.
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- [uncountable] the colour of a person’s skin, eyes and hair
- Blue suited her fair colouring.
- This face powder will enhance your natural colouring.
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec1- Her daughter has very fair colouring.
- He had inherited his father's almost silver hair and fair colouring.
- Their colouring was identical: white skin, black hair and very dark eyes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- natural
- dark
- hair
- …
- have
- [uncountable] the colours that exist in something, especially a plant or an animal
- insects with vivid yellow and black colouring
- She realized the coins were fake when the gold colouring began to rub off.
Extra Examples- The guitar's overall colouring has obviously darkened with the passing of over three decades.
- The meat is pre-salted, which explains its vivid pink colouring and its salty flavour.
- monarch butterflies, with their spectacular black, brown and orange colouring
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