[pig.ment] n [L pigmentum, fr. pingere to paint--more at paint] (14c) 1: a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials; esp: a powdered substance that is mixed with a liquid in which it is relatively insoluble and used esp. to impart color to coating materials (as paints) or to inks, plastics, and rubber
2: a coloring matter in animals and plants esp. in a cell or tissue; also: any of various related colorless substances -- pig.men.tary adj
[2]pig.ment vt (1900): to color with or as if with pigment