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painted
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[ adjective ] represented in a painting
Examples "as idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean" Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)The epic_poems , the consolidation of the Greek pantheon , the rise of firm political_units , the self-awareness which could permit painted and sculptured representations of men - all these had to await the progress of following decades . (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)The area adjacent to one edge of a piece of affixed material - or simply of a painted in form - will be shaded to pry that edge away from the surface , while something will be drawn , painted or even pasted over another part of the same shape to drive it back into depth . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] coated with paint
Examples "freshly painted lawn furniture" Used in print (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)Dives , carefully repaired huts , and nicely painted and ornamented cottages were jumbled together cheek_by_jowl with little distinction . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)The gilt sterns of the men-of-war becoming clearer to him , the sides of the wooden sea walls alternately painted yellow and black , the bronze cannon at the ports . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting
Examples "in public he wore a painted smile" Used in print (Dell Shannon, The Ace of Spades....)He straightened his tie at the mirror with a shaking hand ; the genial smile seemed painted on his face . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Examples "a jester dressed in motley" "the painted desert" "a particolored dress" "a piebald horse" "pied daisies" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (color) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Examples "a jester dressed in motley" "the painted desert," "a particolored dress" "a piebald horse" "pied daisies" Related terms |
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