PAINT

Paint. Paint
Jezebel “painted her face” (2 Kings 9:30); and the practice of painting the face and the eyes seems to have been common (Jer. 4:30; Ezek. 23:40). An allusion to this practice is found in the name of Job’s daughter (42:14) Kerenhappuch (q.v.). Paintings in the modern sense of the word were unknown to the ancient Jews.

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paint. Paint, v.t. to color, adorn, represent, describe

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Paint (pānt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] [[OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. ποικίλοσ many-colored, Skr. piç to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.]] 1. 1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc.
Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30. 2. 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors.
Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak. 3. 3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.
4. 4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict.
Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope. Syn. — To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.