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Painter - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Painter : (noun)
1: an artist who paints
2: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint
3: a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for
tying up (as when docking or towing)
4: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: cougar, puma,
catamount, mountain lion, panther, Felis concolor]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Poonah painting \Poo"nah paint`ing\ [Based on Poona, in Bombay
Province, India.]
A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century,
in which a thick opaque color is applied without background
and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing
flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.
Note: Hence:
Poonah brush,
paper,
painter, etc.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Painter : \Paint"er\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose,
snare, F. panti[`e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting
net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all _ qh`r beast; cf. Ir.
painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.)
A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything.
--Totten.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Painter : \Paint"er\, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zo["o]l.)
The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate
pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Painter : \Paint"er\, n. [See lst Paint.]
One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:
(a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like,
with paint.
(b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a
flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like.
Painter's colic. (Med.) See Lead colic, under Colic.
Painter stainer.
(a) A painter of coats of arms. --Crabb.
(b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing
this name.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Note: Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination;
as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or
boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat
keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat
racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped.
Advice boat. See under Advice.
Boat hook (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back,
fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log,
etc. --Totten.
Boat rope, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a
painter.
In the same boat, in the same situation or predicament.
[Colloq.] --F. W. Newman.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Painter, VA (town, FIPS 60296)
Location: 37.58550 N, 75.78379 W
Population (1990): 259 (113 housing units)
Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 23420
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Example Usage of Painter |
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dilipm: now gonna go meet an awesome digital Painter dudette who claims to be my flickr fan! thank u internet for making me feel like a celebrity! |
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lorraineweyyenf: "Fimmel is an oil Painter; however this talent has gone largely unnoticed in respect to his professional career." WOW. |
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lfflet: the Painter doesn't drink tea...what kind of a tradesman is that? |
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