- (v.t.) Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
- (n.) A cosmetic; rouge.
- (n.) A pigment or coloring substance.
- (v.t.) Fig.: To color, stain or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
- (v.t.) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
- (v.t.) To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
- (v.t.) 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.
- (v.t.) To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
- (n.) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum or the like, for application to a surface.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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