bepaint

bepaint
/bi paynt"/, v.t.
1. to cover or smear with paint.
2. to color or tint: a face bepainted with excessive makeup.
[1545-55; BE- + PAINT]

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  • Bepaint — Be*paint , v. t. To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint. [1913 Webster] Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek. Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bepaint — verb To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint. Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek …   Wiktionary

  • bepaint — transitive verb Date: circa 1555 archaic tinge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • bepaint — be·paint …   English syllables

  • bepaint — bə̇, bē+ transitive verb Etymology: be + paint 1. archaic : to paint especially heavily or gaudily : smear with paint bepainted Indians 2. archaic : to tinge with color the bepainted …   Useful english dictionary

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