Meanings
noundead colouring (uncountable)
- uncountableartThe 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
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dead colouring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dead%20colouring
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