Paint

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A cosmetic; rouge.

II. Paint ·noun A pigment or coloring substance.

III. Paint ·vt To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

IV. Paint ·vt To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

V. Paint ·vt To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, ·etc.

VI. Paint ·vt Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.

VII. Paint ·noun The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.

VIII. Paint ·vt Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to Delineate; to Image; to Depict.

IX. Paint ·vt 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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