3 entries under this word
n. 1. A composition of coloring matter with oil or other liquid, used in painting; coloring substance; pigment.
Sense 2. A composition for heightening or beautifying the color of the face; a cosmetic for improving the complexion.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. PAINTED; p. pr. & vb. n. PAINTING.] [O. Fr. paindre, p. p. paint, N. Fr. peindre, peint, Pr. pegner, penher, It. pingere, Lat. pingere, pictum.]
Sense 1. To cover or smear over with coloring matter; to apply paint to; to adorn or diversify with hues; to color; as, to paint a house, a sign-board, &c.
Jezebel painted her face, and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30.
Sense 2. To form in colors a figure or likeness of; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge.
Sense 3. Hence, to represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
Disloyal! The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak.
Synonyms—To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.
Sense 1. To practice the art of painting; as, an artist paints well.
Sense 2. To lay artificial coloring on one's person for ornament, or to improve the complexion; to color one's face by way of beautifying it. “She painted half an inch thick.” Macaulay.