painted

[peyn-tid] /ˈpeɪn tɪd/
adjective
1.
reproduced or represented in paint:
a painted image.
2.
covered with a coating of paint:
a painted chair.
3.
unreal; artificial; feigned:
a painted life.
4.
exaggerated or misrepresented:
a luridly painted version of what really happened.
5.
covered with makeup, especially to excess.
6.
brightly colored or multicolored (used in combinations).
Origin
1250-1300; Middle English; see paint, -ed2
Related forms
unpainted, adjective
well-painted, adjective

paint

[peynt] /peɪnt/
noun
1.
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
2.
an application of this.
3.
the dried surface pigment:
Don't scuff the paint.
4.
the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.
5.
facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.
6.
Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.
verb (used with object)
7.
to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint:
to paint a fence.
8.
to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint:
to paint a portrait.
9.
to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor:
to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.
10.
to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words:
The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.
11.
to color by or as if by painting:
Sunset painted the clouds pink.
12.
to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic:
to paint a cut with iodine.
verb (used without object)
13.
to coat or cover anything with paint.
14.
to engage in painting as an art:
She has begun to paint in her spare time.
15.
to put on or use facial cosmetics.
Idioms
16.
paint the town red, Informal. to celebrate boisterously, especially by making a round of stops at bars and nightclubs.
Also, paint the town.
Origin
1200-50; Middle English peinten (v.) < Old French peint, past participle of peindre < Latin pingere to paint; see picture
Related forms
paintable, adjective
paintless, adjective
outpaint, verb (used with object)
Examples from the web for painted
  • Made entirely by hand, it is embellished with hand-knit scalloping at the cuffs and hem, and hand-painted ceramic buttons.
  • They painted on panels cut from the same oak tree, which suggests they made joint purchases of art supplies from the same vendor.
  • Simple to make and surprisingly durable, painted canvas used as a floor mat adds graphic punch to a room.
  • The reality, however, was a charmless room with a dated fireplace covered in brick and hand-painted drywall.
  • Here, the plywood is painted to match the color of the walls and then faced with pieces of bamboo.
  • The high ceiling, with its exposed beams and rafters, is painted a rustic white that brightens the entire space.
  • Inset stainless steel tiles on the fireplace echo and update the painted brick on the original fireplace.
  • The table legs are painted white to match the walls, ceiling, and cabinet trim.
  • For added drama, vertical indentations were painted hunter green and purple.
  • She's painted some of them tropical colors to add a little pop to her mostly green garden.
British Dictionary definitions for painted

paint

/peɪnt/
noun
1.
a substance used for decorating or protecting a surface, esp a mixture consisting of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid, that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard coating
2.
a dry film of paint on a surface
3.
the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid
4.
(informal) face make-up, such as rouge
5.
short for greasepaint
verb
6.
to make (a picture) of (a figure, landscape, etc) with paint applied to a surface such as canvas
7.
to coat (a surface) with paint, as in decorating
8.
(transitive) to apply (liquid) onto (a surface): her mother painted the cut with antiseptic
9.
(transitive) to apply make-up onto (the face, lips, etc)
10.
(transitive) to describe vividly in words
11.
(informal) paint the town red, to celebrate uninhibitedly; go on a spree
Derived Forms
painty, adjective
Word Origin
C13: from Old French peint painted, from peindre to paint, from Latin pingere to paint, adorn
Word Origin and History for painted
adj.

c.1300, "depicted in a picture;" early 15c., "coated with paint," past participle adjective from paint (v.).

paint

v.

early 13c., "represent in painting or drawing, portray;" early 14c., "paint the surface of, color, stain;" from Old French peintier "to paint," from peint, past participle of peindre "to paint," from Latin pingere "to paint, represent in a picture, stain; embroider, tattoo," from PIE root *peig-/*peik- "to cut" (cf. Sanskrit pimsati "hews out, cuts, carves, adorns," Old Church Slavonic pila "file, saw," Lithuanian pela "file"). Sense evolution between PIE and Latin was, presumably, from "decorate with cut marks" to "decorate" to "decorate with color." Cf. Sanskrit pingah "reddish," pesalah "adorned, decorated, lovely," Old Church Slavonic pegu "variegated;" Greek poikilos "variegated;" Old High German fehjan "to adorn;" Old Church Slavonic pisati, Lithuanian piesiu "to write." Probably also representing the "cutting" branch of the family is Old English feol (see file (n.)).

To paint the town (red) "go on a spree" first recorded 1884; to paint (someone or something) black "represent it as wicked or evil" is from 1590s. Adjective paint-by-numbers "simple" is attested by 1970; the art-for-beginners kits themselves date to c.1953.

n.

late 13c. (in compounds), "that with which something is painted," from paint (v.). Of rouge, make-up, etc., from 1650s. Paint brush attested from 1827.

painted in Medicine

paint (pānt)
n.
A solution or suspension of one or more medicaments applied to the skin with a brush or large applicator. v. paint·ed, paint·ing, paints
To apply medicine to; swab.

Slang definitions & phrases for painted

paint

noun

(also paint cards) Playing cards, esp picture cards (1931+)

Related Terms

red paint, war paint


painted in the Bible

Jezebel "painted her face" (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been common (Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40). An allusion to this practice is found in the name of Job's daughter (42:14) Kerenhappuch (q.v.). Paintings in the modern sense of the word were unknown to the ancient Jews.