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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Paint \Paint\ (p[=a]nt), 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. pi[,c] 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. [1913 Webster] Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. --2 Kings ix. 30. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. [1913 Webster] Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. --Shak. [1913 Webster] If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Paint \Paint\, v. t. 1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. [1913 Webster] 2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. [1913 Webster] Let her paint an inch thick. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Paint \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. [1913 Webster] 2. A cosmetic; rouge. --Praed. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: paint n 1: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably" [syn: {paint}, {pigment}] 2: (basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court; "he hit a jump shot from the top of the key"; "he dominates play in the paint" [syn: {key}, {paint}] 3: makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks [syn: {rouge}, {paint}, {blusher}] v 1: make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" 2: apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow" 3: make a painting of; "He painted his mistress many times" 4: apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil