Painting

  • 11painting — 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.) …

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  • 12painting —    In 1990, the largest exhibition of Velázquez s paintings ever held was mounted by the Prado Museum in Madrid, and was visited by half a million people. Further exhibitions on Ribera in 1992 and in honour of the 250th anniversary of Goya s… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 13painting — [[t]pe͟ɪntɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦ paintings 1) N COUNT A painting is a picture which someone has painted. ...a large oil painting of Queen Victoria. 2) N UNCOUNT Painting is the activity of painting pictures. ...two hobbies she really enjoyed, painting and… …

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  • 14painting — paint|ing W2S3 [ˈpeıntıŋ] n 1.) a painted picture that you put on a wall for people to see ▪ a collection of valuable paintings painting of ▪ There was a large painting of his father on the wall. ▪ Can you help me hang this painting (=put it on a …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15painting */*/*/ — UK [ˈpeɪntɪŋ] / US noun Word forms painting : singular painting plural paintings 1) [countable] a picture made using paint a painting by Picasso 2) [uncountable] the activity of using paint to create a picture After retirement he took up painting …

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  • 16painting — See cataphoretic painting electrophoretic painting electrostatic painting off line painting on line painting …

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  • 17painting — 1. живопись wax painting энкаустика, живопись восковыми красками mural painting стенная роспись, фресковая живопись he is tired of painting ему наскучила живопись color field painting живопись, цветных полей Action Painting «активная живопись» …

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  • 18PAINTING —    The earliest and most common form of painting in Mesopotamia is found on pottery. The bold and fluid lines of the Halaf ware from the Neolithic period and the multicolored, intricate patterns of much of the Hassuna pottery show great mastery… …

    Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

  • 19painting — noun Date: 13th century 1. a product of painting; especially a work produced through the art of painting 2. the art or occupation of painting …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 20painting — paint|ing [ peıntıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count a picture made using paint: a painting by Picasso 2. ) uncount the activity of using paint to create a picture: After retirement he took up painting and photography. 3. ) uncount the activity of using… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English