Paint /(pānt)/

imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting

1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.

   Jezebel painted her face and tired her head.

2. To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. Fig.:

   Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.

   Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight.

3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
4. To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. Fig.:

   Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness.

   If folly grow romantic, I must paint it.

1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.
2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

   Let her paint an inch thick.

1. A pigment or coloring substance.
2. A cosmetic; rouge.