(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.
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