Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Represented in paint.
- adjective Covered or decorated with paint.
- adjective Brightly colored; gaudy.
- adjective Excessively made up with cosmetics.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Coated or covered with paint, or with designs executed in colors.
- In zoology, highly colored; having a bright, rich, or varied coloration, as if artificially painted.
- Depicted in colors.
- Existing merely as a picture or representation; artificial; counterfeit; feigned; unreal; disguised.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
- adjective (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors
- adjective (Zoöl.) a handsome American butterfly (
Vanessa Huntera ), having a variety of bright colors - adjective (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. - adjective See
Nonpareil . - adjective (Zoöl.) a bright-colored butterfly. See
Thistle butterfly . - adjective (Zoöl.) a common American freshwater tortoise (
Chrysemys picta ), having bright red and yellow markings beneath.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
paint .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective coated with paint
- adjective lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting
- adjective having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
- adjective having makeup applied
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Examples
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III. ii.290 (288,2) [but I answer you right painted cloth] Sir T. Hammer reads, _I answer you right_, in the stile of the _painted cloth.
Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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The Washington Post first reported that a large rock at the entrance of the camp had the term painted on it.
VIDEO: Sherri Shepherd Attacks Barbara Walters For Using the N-Word on The View 2011
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The “Kosher Krusher,” the name painted on the front doors of Silberstein's car, is the rabbi's recruitment tool as he takes a radical step to reverse the declining number of Jews in America.
Kosher Krusher Stems Jewish Intermarriage Through Demolition Derby Con Chapman 2011
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Hap realized that she was reading the word painted in silver letters above the golden eye, arching like an angry brow.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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Hap realized that she was reading the word painted in silver letters above the golden eye, arching like an angry brow.
End of Time P. W. Catanese 2011
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The “Kosher Krusher,” the name painted on the front doors of Silberstein's car, is the rabbi's recruitment tool as he takes a radical step to reverse the declining number of Jews in America.
Kosher Krusher Stems Jewish Intermarriage Through Demolition Derby Con Chapman 2011
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First, we invested in an official Tommy James and the Shondells truck with our name painted on the sides, which, of course, was like a neon sign saying “Please steal our stuff.”
Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010
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First, we invested in an official Tommy James and the Shondells truck with our name painted on the sides, which, of course, was like a neon sign saying “Please steal our stuff.”
Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010
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First, we invested in an official Tommy James and the Shondells truck with our name painted on the sides, which, of course, was like a neon sign saying “Please steal our stuff.”
Me, The Mob, And The Music Tommy James 2010
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Thanks to the streetlamp, I read the name painted on a life preserver mounted on the deck of the boat.
Fat Chance Rhonda Pollero 2009
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