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v. t. 1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let her paint an inch thick. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting. ] [ OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. piç 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cuckoo buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Disloyal?
The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. Lending itself to being painted; as, a highly paintable landscape; made of sturdy eminently paintable wood. Opposite of unpaintable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A brush used to apply paint. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. [ 1913 Webster ]

Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors, --
Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows. --
Painted finch. See Nonpareil. --
Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly. --
Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Same as African wild dog.
Syn. -- African wild dog, African hunting dog. [ PJC ]

n. [ See 1st Paint. ] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

Painter's colic. (Med.) See Lead colic, under Colic. --
Painter stainer. (a) A painter of coats of arms. Crabb. (b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name. [ 1913 Webster ]