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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Painter \Paint"er\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti[`e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all + qh`r beast; cf. Ir. painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.) A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything. --Totten. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Painter \Paint"er\, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zool.) The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Painter \Paint"er\, n. [See 1st {Paint}.] One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. [1913 Webster] {Painter's colic}. (Med.) See {Lead colic}, under {Colic}. {Painter stainer}. (a) A painter of coats of arms. --Crabb. (b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Poonah painting \Poo"nah paint`ing\ [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Note: Hence: {Poonah brush}, {paper}, {painter}, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.) A large American carnivore ({Felis concolor}), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also {catamount}, {cougar}, {American lion}, {mountain lion}, and {panther} or {painter}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Boat \Boat\ (b[=o]t), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to Icel. b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf. {Bateau}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars or paddles, but often by a sail. [1913 Webster] Note: Different kinds of boats have different names; as, canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest class; as, the Cunard boats. [1913 Webster] 3. A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat. [1913 Webster] Note: Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination; as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped. [1913 Webster] {Advice boat}. See under {Advice}. {Boat hook} (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc. --Totten. {Boat rope}, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a {painter}. {In the same boat}, in the same situation or predicament. [Colloq.] --F. W. Newman. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: painter n 1: an artist who paints 2: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint 3: a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) 4: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {painter}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}]