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Webster 1913 Edition
Painting
Paint′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
2.
(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.
3.
Color laid on; paint.
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Webster 1828 Edition
Painting
PA'INTING
,ppr.
PA'INTING
,Noun.
1.
A picture; a likeness or resemblance in colors.2.
Colors laid on.