colouring

[ US /ˈkəɫɝˌɹɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kˈʌlɜːɹɪŋ/ ]

NOUN

a digestible substance used to give color to food
food color made from vegetable dyes
the act or process of changing the color of something
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light

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For the stock, start by sweating all the vegetables and herbs in a little extra-virgin olive oil, seasoning with salt at the start to help them sweat without colouring.
On fair skin, pale shades are delicate enough not to overpower your colouring.
Bottlenose dolphins appear uniform grey, but their colouring can be very variable.
Luckily it had short sleeves, and she knew that the subtle shade of pale aquamarine suited her colouring.
The genetic trawl will not be looking for physical characteristics, such as colouring or height, but at particular genes that were thought to be common in Vikings.
Your composition is good except for some overcolouring here and there.
Just 66 additives are permitted in organic food production, and they must come from natural sources and exclude sweeteners and colourings.
Logwood is not only used for dyeing blacks and greys as the principal colouring matter, but is also used as a shading colour along with cutch, fustic, quercitron, etc., in dyeing olives, browns, etc., and among the recipes given in this section examples of its use in this direction will be found. The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student
As the beauticians of the city watched in attention, her fingers moved nimbly showcasing the latest in hairstyling, colouring and snipping techniques.
Pupils who collected the most garbage bags were due to get prizes like beach balls, crayons and colouring books.

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