painted

Main Entry:: ¹paint
Pronunciation:: \ˈpānt\
Function:: verb
Etymology:: Middle English, from Anglo-French paint, peint, past participle of peindre, from Latin pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to Old English fāh variegated, Greek poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter
Date:: 13th century

transitive verb1 a (1): to apply color, pigment, or paint to (2): to color with a cosmetic b (1): to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting (2): to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing <paint the wound with iodine>2 a (1): to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments (2): to depict by such lines and colors b: to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors c: to produce or evoke as if by painting <paints glowing pictures of the farm>3: to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting4: to depict as having specified or implied characteristics <paints them whiter than the evidence justifies — Oliver La Farge>intransitive verb1: to practice the art of painting2: to use cosmetics

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