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painting definition

paint·ing (pānt′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act or occupation of covering surfaces with paint
    1. the act, art, or occupation of applying paints to canvases, paper, etc. in producing pictures and compositions
    2. a picture or composition so painted

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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