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dead colouring

dead colouring noun: the first broad outlines of a picture.

Noun

dead colouring (uncountable)

  1. The first broad outlines of a picture.
    • The colours necessary for dead colouring are: common white, light ochre, brown ochre, burnt umber, Indian red, ivory black, and Prussian blue.1829, Alexander Jamieson, A dictionary of mechanical science, arts, manufactures, and miscellaneous knowledge

Questions about dead colouring

What does dead colouring mean?
Dead colouring means the first broad outlines of a picture.
What part of speech is dead colouring?
Dead colouring is a noun.

Words near dead colouring in the dictionary

  1. Dead Chest Island
  2. dead click
  3. dead clicks
  4. dead code
  5. dead coloring
  6. dead colouring
  7. dead comet
  8. dead comets
  9. dead donkey
  10. dead donkeys
  11. dead door

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