dead colouring

noun

dead colouring

noun

1

Art, Arts 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:

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