n. 1. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss. Compton Reade. [ 1913 Webster ]
Dead coloring. See under Dead. [ 1913 Webster ]