paint
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French paincter, itself from paint, the past participle paindre, from Latin pingō (“to paint”) (perfect passive participle pictus).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
paint (plural paints)
- A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
- (in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
- (basketball, slang) The free-throw lane, construed with the.
- The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint.
- (uncountable, paintball, slang) Paintballs.
- I am running low on paint for my marker.
- (poker, slang) A face card (king, queen, or jack).
- (computing, attributive) Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
- 1993, Emil Ihrig, CorelDRAW! 4 made easy
- It combines traditional paint capabilities with photograph enhancement features.
- 1998, Kit Laybourne, The animation book: a complete guide to animated filmmaking
- Computer paint software operates similarly but adds features that are delightfully familiar and useful to artists trained in traditional graphics materials.
- 2001, Maureen Sprankle, Problem Solving for Information Processing
- If using a paint package, you must specify the color before you draw the line or shape.
- 1993, Emil Ihrig, CorelDRAW! 4 made easy
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the noun "paint"
Translations [edit]
substance
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paints: set of containers or blocks of paints of different colours
References [edit]
- Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ISBN 978-1880069523
Verb [edit]
paint (third-person singular simple present paints, present participle painting, simple past and past participle painted)
- (transitive) To apply paint to.
- (transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
- (transitive) To create an image with paints.
- (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.
- (transitive, computing) To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
- 1991, Ernest R Tello, Object-oriented Programming for Windows
- Sent to a minimized window when the icon's background must be filled before it is painted.
- 1991, Ernest R Tello, Object-oriented Programming for Windows
- (transitive, figuratively) To depict or portray.
- She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.
- (intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
- Shakespeare
- Let her paint an inch thick.
- Shakespeare
Derived terms [edit]
Terms derived from the verb "paint"
Translations [edit]
apply paint to
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apply in the manner of paint
create an image
practise the art of painting pictures
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Related terms [edit]
External links [edit]
- paint in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- paint in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- paint at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams [edit]
Catalan [edit]
Verb [edit]
paint
- Present participle of pair.
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