n. An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint(s).
n. The action of applying paint to a surface.
n. The same activity as an art form.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
n. 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.
n. Color laid on; paint.
n. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act, art, or employment of laying on paints.
n. A picture; specifically, a likeness, image, or scene depicted with paints.
n. Color laid on.
n. See the qualifying words.
n.
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n. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
n. the occupation of a house painter
n. creating a picture with paints
n. the act of applying paint to a surface
Word Usage
"Take, for example, the term painting "plein air," a French expression meaning "open air" and used colloquially by the French for camping and outdoor sports that refers to creating a work of art outside."