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   Paint (pānt), 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. ποικίλος 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.”
   
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   Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.
   
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   2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
   
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   Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak.
   
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   Cuckoo buds of yellow hue
   
   Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak.
   
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   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”.
   
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   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”.
   
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   Disloyal?
   
   The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak.
   
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   If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope.
   
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   Syn. -- To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.
   
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   Paint, v. t.
   1. To practice the art of painting; as, “the artist paints well”.
   
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   2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
   
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   Let her paint an inch thick. Shak.
   
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   Paint, n.
   1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface.
   
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   2. A cosmetic; rouge.  Praed.
   
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