DEPAINTED

Adjective

depainted (not comparable)

(obsolete) Painted, depicted.

Source: Wiktionary


DEPAINT

De*paint", p. p. Etym: [F. dépeint, p. p. of dépeindre to paint, fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p.]

Definition: Painted. [Obs.] Chaucer.

De*paint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting.]

1. To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict. [Obs.] And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see. Spenser. In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. Holland.

2. To mark with, or as with, color; to color. Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. Fairfax.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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