painture

noun

plural -s

obsolete

: painting

Word History

Etymology

Middle English peynture, from Old French peinture, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin pinctura, alteration (influenced by Latin pingere to paint) of Latin pictura

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Rhymes for painture

• abjure
• adjure
• allure
• assure
• brochure
• cocksure
• coiffure
• contour
• couture
• demure
• detour
• endure