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paint(1) (iou)



paint noun. ME.
[from the verb.]
A substance consisting of a solid colouring matter dissolved in a liquid vehicle as water, oil, etc., which when spread over a surface, dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating. Also, the solid colouring matter used in this substance; a type of this, a pigment. ME.
latex paint, oil-paint, plastic paint, powder paint, etc.
M. Dickens Now the paint and plaster had fallen in lumps and not been replaced. J. Diski A rich, deep white that comes from many coats of good-quality paint. Science News The organic carbon in ancient paints derives from blood.
b. Cosmetic make-up; spec. (a) rouge; (b) nail varnish. M17.
Byron One has false curls, another too much paint.
c. Pharmacology. A liquid medicine applied to the skin or mucous membranes, freq. with a brush. L19.
The action or an act of painting something; the fact of being painted. E17.
Oxford English Dictionary Give it a paint, and it will look all right.
fig. Colour, colouring; adornment; outward show. E17.
E. Young Virtue's paint that can make wrinkles shine.
A piebald horse. Freq. attrib. Chiefly US. M19.
New Yorker Emily was running her paint, Diamond Lil, in fast, narrowing circles around a fat heifer.
Basketball. The rectangular area marked near the basket at each end of the court. L20.
Computing. The function or capability of producing graphics, esp. those that mimic the effect of real paint. L20.
Phrases: as smart as paint, as pretty as paint, etc., extremely smart, pretty, etc. fresh as paint: see FRESH adjective. Red Paint: see RED adjective.
Comb.: paint bomb a balloon etc. containing paint, which bursts or otherwise opens on impact, thrown in demonstrations etc.; paint box (a) a box of solid paints or pigments, usu. watercolours; (b) (Paintbox) Computing (proprietary name for) an electronic system used to create video graphics by storing filmed material on disk and manipulating it using a graphics tablet; paint-bridge Theatrical a platform on which a scene-painter stands; paintbrush (a) a brush for applying paint; (b) N. Amer. (more fully Indian paintbrush) any of various plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, with showy coloured bracts; (c) devil's paintbrush: see DEVIL noun; paint chip (a) a small area on a painted surface where the paint has been chipped away; (b) N. Amer. a card showing a colour or range of colours available in a type of paint; paint-frame Theatrical a movable iron framework for moving scenes from the stage to the paint-bridge; paint kettle a container with a handle for holding paint during use; paint-pot a container for usu. liquid paint; paint roller a roller covered in an absorbent material for applying paint to a surface; paint-root = red-root (b) s.v. RED adjective; paint shop the part of a factory where goods are painted, esp. by spraying; paint spray, paint sprayer a device for spraying paint on to a surface; paint stick a stick of water-soluble paint used like a crayon; paint stripper a substance for dissolving and removing old paint from doors, furniture, etc.; paintwork (a) painted surfaces collectively; (b) the work of painting.
paintiness noun the quality of being painty L19.
paintless adjective devoid of paint M19.
painty adjective (a) of or covered in paint; (b) (of a picture) overcharged with paint, having paint that is too obtrusive: E19.