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/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
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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
