Coloring
['kʌlərɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act or process of changing the color of something.
(noun.) a digestible substance used to give color to food; 'food color made from vegetable dyes'.
Inputed by Harlow--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Color
(n.) The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.
(n.) Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
Inputed by Isabella
Examples
- The coloring substances are pulverized and the mixture ground. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- And sitting thus, the sun rose slowly up and suffused the picture with a world of rich coloring. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Coloring matter, dissolved in alcohol, may be put in and made of any shade you like. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- A further process of paring and graining makes it ready for waxing or coloring, in which oil and lampblack are used on the flesh side. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- When yarn is dyed, the coloring matter penetrates to every part of the fiber, and hence the patterns formed by the weaving together of well-dyed yarns are very fast to light and water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But all natural fabrics, whether they come from plants, like cotton and linen, or from animals, like wool and silk, contain more or less coloring matter, which impairs the whiteness. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Pray excuse me, said Dorothea, coloring deeply. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Manufacturers color with caramel or other coloring, but for home use this is unnecessary. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- That is very nearly what Mary thinks about it, said Fred, coloring. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- The sapphire and the so-called Oriental stones are prepared in the same manner, with the addition of proper coloring matter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Chettam is a little hasty, my dear, said Mr. Brooke, coloring slightly; a little hasty, you know. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Cotton material, on the other hand, does not combine chemically with coloring matter and therefore is only faintly tinged with color, and loses this when washed. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- I don't know, said Sir James, coloring. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- In this, the relief blocks are replaced by engraved copper rolls which rotate continuously and in the course of their rotation automatically receive coloring matter on the engraved portion. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Thus it is easy to see that the natural coloring matter and the added foreign matter must be entirely removed from fabrics destined for commercial use. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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