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.
2. A cosmetic; rouge.
Praed.
Paint , v. t. 1. To
practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
2. To color one's face by way of
beautifying it.
Let her paint an inch thick.
Shak.
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. poiki`los 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.
Jezebel painted her face and
tired her head.
2 Kings ix. 30.
2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.
Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight.
Shak.
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.
4.
Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
Disloyal?
The word is too good to paint out her wickedness.
Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.
Pope.
Syn. -- To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.
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