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colouring
noun 1adj 1
Collocations
3(noun.)
ADJ
natural | dark, fair
VERB + COLOURING
have
My son has dark colouring, just like his grandmother.
Definitions
noun
1
Alternative spelling of coloring.
The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.
In 2008, British health ministers agreed to phase out six artificial food colourings by 2009, while the European Union bans some colourings and requires warning labels on others.
adj
1
Of something that provides colour.
He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;...
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The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items.
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In 2008, British health ministers agreed to phase out six artificial food colourings by 2009, while the European Union bans some colourings and requires warning labels on others.
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He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;...
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Mum bought me some colouring pencils.
Tatoeba · #617254605
The girl is colouring in a picture in her colouring book.
Tatoeba · #894672006
The distinctive colouring of the flamingo comes from carotenoids in their diet.
Tatoeba · #9013138Usage Notes
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