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   Paint , 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.]
   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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   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.
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   Cuckoo buds of yellow hue
   Do paint the meadows with delight.
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   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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   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.
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   If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.
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   Syn. -- To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.
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   Painting, n.
   The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
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   (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 representation of any object or scene; a picture.
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   Color laid on; paint. [R.]
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   A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
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   Syn. -- See Picture.
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