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| 1. | a picture or design executed in paints. |
| 2. | the act, art, or work of a person who paints. |
| 3. | the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. |
| 4. | an instance of covering a surface with paint. |
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
painting
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| paint
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v. paint·ed, paint·ing, paints v. tr.
v. intr.
[From Middle English painten, to paint, from Old French peintier, from peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere; see peig- in Indo-European roots.] paint'a·bil'i·ty n., paint'a·ble adj. |
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| 1. | graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" |
| 2. | creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" |
| 3. | the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" |
| 4. | the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈpainting1 noun
the act or art of using paint
Example: Painting is very relaxing.
ˈpainting2 nounExample: Painting is very relaxing.
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a painted picture
Example: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.
See also: paint-box, paint-brush, painter, paint, "painting" in any languageExample: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Painting
Paint\ (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. pi[,c] to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.]1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. --2 Kings ix. 30. 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. --Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. --Shak. 3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape. 4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict. Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. --Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. --Pope. Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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