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Traditional English :: paintable
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paintable - n. & v. --n. 1 a colouring matter, esp. in liquid form for imparting colour to a surface. b this as a dried film or coating (the paint peeled off).
2 joc. or archaic cosmetic make-up, esp. rouge or nail varnish. --v.tr.
1 a cover the surface of (a wall, object, etc.) with paint. b apply paint of a specified colour to (paint the door green).
2 depict (an object, scene, etc.) with paint; produce (a picture) by painting.
3 describe vividly as if by painting (painted a gloomy picture of the future).
4 joc. or archaic a apply liquid or cosmetic to (the face, skin, etc.). b apply (a liquid to the skin etc.). painted lady an orange-red butterfly, esp. Cynthia cardui, with black and white spots. paint out efface with paint. paint shop the part of a factory where goods are painted, esp. by spraying. paint-stick a stick of water-soluble paint used like a crayon. paint the town red colloq. enjoy oneself flamboyantly. paintable adj. [ME f. peint past part. of OF peindre f. L pingere pict- paint] |
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Related Words
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ceramics
face
watch
wall
borders
paper
cover
tonneau
texture
wallpaper
shutter
textured
exterior
covering
border
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Most Often Usage
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ceramics paintable
paintable face watch
paintable wall borders
paintable wall paper
cover paintable tonneau
paintable texture wallpaper
paintable wallpaper
paintable shutter
textured paintable wallpaper
paintable borders
paintable watch
exterior paintable shutter
paintable wall covering
paintable wallpaper border
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