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paint

1. paint \'pa-nt\ vb [ME painten, fr. OF peint, pp. of peindre, fr. L 
   pingereX to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to OE fa-h variegated, Gk 
   poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter 1a1: to apply color, pigment, or 
   paint to  1a2: to color with a cosmetic  1b1: to apply with a movement 
   resembling that used in painting  1b2: to treat with a liquid by brushing 
   or swabbing {~ the wound w ith iodine} 2a1: to produce in lines and colors 
   on a surface by applying pigments  2a2: to depict by such lines and colors  
   2a3: to depict as having specified or implied characteristics  2b: to 
   decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors  2c: to produce 
   or evoke as if by painting {~s glowing pictur es of a promised utopia} 3: 
   to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting  1: to practice the art 
   of painting  2: to use cosmetics 
2. paint n 1: the action of painting : something produced by painting  2: 
   MAKEUP; esp : a cosmetic to add color  3a1: a mixture of a pigment and a 
   suitable liquid to form a thin closely ad herent coating when spread on a 
   surface in a thin coat 3a2: the pigment used in this mixture esp. when in 
   the form of a cake  3b: an applied coating of paint