What does "painting" mean?
Painting: (Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.
Additional senses
- 2.Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak.
- 3.A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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