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Webster 1913 Edition
Painter
Paint′er
(pānt′ẽr)
, Noun.
[OE,
pantere
a noose, snare, F. pantière
, LL. panthera
, L. panther
a hunting net, fr. Gr. πανθήρα
; πᾶσ
all + θήρ
beast; cf. Ir. painteir
a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear
.] (Naut.)
A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything.
Totten.
Paint′er
,Noun.
[Corrupt. of
panther
.] (Zool.)
The panther, or puma.
[A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.]
J. F. Cooper.
Paint′er
,Noun.
[See 1st
Paint
.] One whose occupation is to paint
; esp.:
(a)
One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint.
(b)
An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like.
Painter’s colic
. (Med.)
See
– Lead colic
, under Colic
. Painter stainer
. (a)
A painter of coats of arms.
Crabb.
(b)
A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name.
Webster 1828 Edition
Painter
PA'INTER
,Noun.
PA'INTER
,Noun.