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Painting
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
2. The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.
3. Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak.
4. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
Synonyms: See Picture.