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painting

21 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. painting (noun)
  2. paint (verb)
  3. painting knife (noun)
  4. action painting (noun)
  5. baffle painting (noun)
  6. dry painting (noun)
  7. easel painting (noun)
  8. enamel painting (noun)
  9. finger painting (noun)
  10. fore-edge painting (noun)
  11. history painting (noun)
  12. negative painting (noun)
  13. oil painting (noun)
  14. reverse painting (noun)
  15. rock painting (noun)
  16. tone painting (noun)
  17. wall painting (noun)
  18. water-glass painting (noun)
  19. wax painting (noun)
  20. word-painting (noun)
  21. paint out (verb)

paint·ing

noun \ˈpān-tiŋ\

Definition of PAINTING

1
: a product of painting; especially : a work produced through the art of painting
2
: the art or occupation of painting
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Examples of PAINTING

  1. They hung the painting in the living room.
  2. The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
  3. I like painting more than sculpture.
  4. He is studying abstract painting.
  5. She wants to devote all her time to painting.
  6. The room is ready for painting.

First Known Use of PAINTING

13th century

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