Painting

Painting
Paint Paint (p[=a]nt), 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. pi[,c] 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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?
Synonyms:
/ (in colors)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • painting — ► NOUN 1) the action of painting. 2) a painted picture …   English terms dictionary

  • Painting — Paint ing, n. 1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • painting — [pānt′iŋ] n. 1. the act or occupation of covering surfaces with paint 2. a) the act, art, or occupation of applying paints to canvases, paper, etc. in producing pictures and compositions b) a picture or composition so painted …   English World dictionary

  • Painting — For other uses, see Painting (disambiguation). The Mona Lisa, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the world. Painting is the practice of applying paint, pig …   Wikipedia

  • painting — /payn ting/, n. 1. a picture or design executed in paints. 2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints. 3. the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting. 4. an instance of covering a surface… …   Universalium

  • painting —    A number of factors make discussion of postwar British painting difficult. The number of different, co existing styles of painting is one problem. Another, perhaps more serious problem is the fact that painting has not been dominated by an… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

  • Painting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Painting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painting painting Sgm: N 1 depicting depicting Sgm: N 1 drawing drawing &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 design design Sgm: N 1 perspective perspective sciagraphy …   English dictionary for students

  • painting — noun 1 act of painting ADJECTIVE ▪ acrylic, oil, watercolour/watercolor ▪ miniature ▪ abstract, decorative, figurative, genre …   Collocations dictionary

  • painting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing with paint Nouns 1. painting, depicting; drawing; drafting; design; chiaroscuro; chihhua, chinoiserie; cerography; composition, treatment, perspective, balance, technique; coloration; impasto;… …   English dictionary for students

  • painting — Synonyms and related words: acrylic painting, aquarelle, calcimining, canvas, coating, coloring, covering, drawing, easel picture, enameling, encaustic cerography, encaustic painting, finger painting, flower painting, fresco, fresco painting,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • painting — n. 1) to do; restore a painting 2) to authenticate a painting 3) a finger; oil; water color painting 4) a painting depicts, portrays, shows (smt.) * * * [ peɪntɪŋ] oil portrays restore a painting water color painting shows (smt.) …   Combinatory dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”