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8 definitions found 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\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti[`e]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["o]l.) The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper. 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]: Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zo["o]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: painter n 1: an artist who paints 2: a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint 3: large American feline resembling a lion [syn: {cougar}, {puma}, {catamount}, {mountain lion}, {panther}, {Felis concolor}] 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
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