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English Dictionary: painter	by the DICT Development Group
8 results for painter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
painter n an artist who paints a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing) large American feline resembling a lion Synonym(s): cougar, puma, catamount, mountain lion, painter, panther, Felis concolor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poonah painting \Poo"nah paint`ing\ [From Poona, in Bombay Province, India.] A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Note: Hence: {Poonah brush}, {paper}, {painter}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Painter \Paint"er\, n. [See lst {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Painter \Paint"er\ (p[amac]nt"[etil]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti[8a]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all + qh`r 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Painter \Paint"er\, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zo[94]l.) The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[umac]"m[adot]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zo[94]l.) A large American carnivore ({Felis concolor}), found from Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes. Called also {catamount}, {cougar}, {American lion}, {mountain lion}, and {panther} or {painter}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination; as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped. {Advice boat}. See under {Advice}. {Boat hook} (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back, fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log, etc. --Totten. {Boat rope}, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a {painter}. {In the same boat}, in the same situation or predicament. [Colloq.] --F. W. Newman.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Painter, VA (town, FIPS 60296) Location: 37.58550 N, 75.78379 W Population (1990): 259 (113 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 23420