COLORIST

colorist

(noun) a painter able to achieve special effects with color

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

colorist (plural colorists)

One who colors; an artist with a talent for coloring.

A hairdresser who is a specialist in colouring and tinting hair.

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Source: Wiktionary


Col"or*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. coloriste.]

Definition: One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors; one to whom coloring is of prime importance. Titian, Paul Veronese, Van Dyck, and the rest of the good colorists. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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