[paint] vb [ME, fr. OF peint, pp. of peindre, fr. L pingere to tattoo, embroider, paint; akin to OE fah variegated, Gk poikilos variegated, pikros sharp, bitter] vt (13c) 1 a (1): to apply color, pigment, or paint to (2): to color with a cosmetic b (1): to apply with a movement resembling that used in painting (2): to treat with a liquid by brushing or swabbing "~ the wound with iodine"
2. a (1): to produce in lines and colors on a surface by applying pigments (2): to depict by such lines and colors b: to decorate, adorn, or variegate by applying lines and colors c: to produce or evoke as if by painting "~s glowing pictures of the farm"
3: to touch up or cover over by or as if by painting
4: to depict as having specified or implied characteristics "~s them whiter than the evidence justifies --Oliver La Farge" ~ vi 1: to practice the art of painting
2: to use cosmetics
[2]paint n (1602) 1: the action of painting: something produced by painting
2: makeup; esp: a cosmetic to add color 3 a (1): a mixture of a pigment and a suitable liquid to form a closely adherent coating when spread on a surface in a thin coat (2): the pigment used in this mixture esp. when in the form of a cake "a box of ~s" b: an applied coating of paint
4: pinto
5: free throw lane