OVERPAINT

Etymology

Verb

overpaint (third-person singular simple present overpaints, present participle overpainting, simple past and past participle overpainted)

To color or describe too strongly.

To apply the final layers of paint over underpainting.

Synonyms

• whitewash

• mask

Anagrams

• paintover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*paint", v. t.

Definition: To color or describe too strongly. Sir W. Raleigh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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