Definition of paint

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Paint (v. t.) 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..

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Dark :: Dark (n.) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting, engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well contrasted..
Thicken :: Thicken (v. t.) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint..
Tacky :: Tacky (a.) Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried..
Make-up :: Make-up (n.) The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character..
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint..
Plumbism :: Plumbism (n.) A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead, common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop. See under Colic, Lead, and Wrist..
View :: View (n.) The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George..
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or size (cf. Tempera) instead of oil, usually for scene painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms..
Render :: Render (v. t.) To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a felicitous manner..
Cassius :: Cassius (n.) A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful purple color. Commonly called Purple of Cassius..
Infucation :: Infucation (n.) The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the face..
Execution :: Execution (n.) The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music..
Poncho :: Poncho (n.) A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United States service..
Potboiler :: Potboiler (n.) A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work, and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of living..
Varnish :: Varnish (n.) To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces, when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table; to varnish a painting..
Depaint :: Depaint (p. p.) Painted.
Depaint :: Depaint (v. t.) To mark with, or as with, color; to color..
Depicture :: Depicture (v. t.) To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict.
Triton :: Triton (n.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell..
Colorman :: Colorman (n.) A vender of paints, etc..
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