colouring

Universal Words (BrE) (AmE coloring) noun 1 [U,C] a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food: red food colouring * Contains no artificial colouring or flavouring. 2 [U] the colour of a person's skin, eyes and hair: Blue suited her fair colouring. * This face powder will enhance your natural colouring. 3 [U] the colours that exist in sth, 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.