UNDERPAINTING


Meaning of UNDERPAINTING in English

/un"deuhr payn'ting/ , n.

the first coat of paint, esp. the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.

[ 1865-70; UNDER- + PAINTING ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .