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PAINTING
painting, house painting
(noun) the occupation of a house painter; “house painting was the only craft he knew”
painting
(noun) the act of applying paint to a surface; “you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush”
painting
(noun) creating a picture with paints; “he studied painting and sculpture for many years”
painting, picture
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
painting
present participle of paint
Noun
painting (countable and uncountable, plural paintings)
(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
(uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.
(uncountable) The same activity as an art form.
Synonyms
The same activity as an art form
• third art
Anagrams
• patining
Source: Wiktionary
Paint"ing, n.
1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
2. (Fine Arts)
Definition: The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.
3. Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak.
4. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
Syn.
– See Picture.
PAINT
Paint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] Etym: [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. opeindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. many-colored, Skr. pic 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.
Paint, v. t.
1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick. Shak.
Paint, n.
1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
2. A cosmetic; rouge. Praed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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