n. [ OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. pantière, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr.
n. [ Corrupt. of panther. ] (Zool.) The panther, or puma. [ A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S. ] J. F. Cooper. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See 1st Paint. ] One whose occupation is to paint;
Painter's colic. (Med.)
Painter stainer.
a. Like a painter's work. [ Obs. ] “A painterly glose of a visage.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or position of being a painter. [ R. ] Bp. Gardiner. [ 1913 Webster ]