Painting, n. 1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
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2. (Fine Arts) 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.
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3. Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak.
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4. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
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Syn. -- See Picture.
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