(n) spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum, Syn. Chrysanthemum coccineum, Tanacetum coccineum, pyrethrum

painted desert

(n) a desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona

painted greenling

(n) greenling with whitish body marked with black bands, Syn. convictfish, convict fish, Oxylebius pictus

painted nettle

(n) perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Solenostemon, Syn. Coleus blumei, Solenostemon scutellarioides, Solenostemon blumei, Joseph's coat

painted sandgrouse

(n) sandgrouse of India, Syn. Pterocles indicus

painted tongue

(n) Chilean herb having velvety funnel-shaped yellowish or violet flowers with long tonguelike styles at the corolla throat, Syn. Salpiglossis sinuata

painted turtle

(n) freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States, Syn. Chrysemys picta, painted tortoise, painted terrapin

painter

(n) an artist who paints

painter

(n) a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Painted

a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [ 1913 Webster ]

As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. [ 1913 Webster ]

Painted beauty (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors, --
Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows. --
Painted finch. See Nonpareil. --
Painted lady (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly. --
Painted turtle (Zool.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath. [ 1913 Webster ]

painted wolf

n. (Zool.) Same as African wild dog.
Syn. -- African wild dog, African hunting dog. [ PJC ]

Painter

n. [ OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. pantière, 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 ]

Painter

n. [ Corrupt. of panther. ] (Zool.) The panther, or puma. [ A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S. ] J. F. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Painter

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 ]

Painterly

a. Like a painter's work. [ Obs. ] “A painterly glose of a visage.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Paintership

n. The state or position of being a painter. [ R. ] Bp. Gardiner. [ 1913 Webster ]

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