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  1. imp. & p. p. of Paint
  2. a. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
  3. a. Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting.
  4. adj. coated with paint
  5. adj. lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting
  6. adj. having makeup applied
  7. adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
  8. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. Painted beauty (Zoöl.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors, -- Painted cup (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows. -- Painted finch. See Nonpareil. -- Painted lady (Zoöl.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly. -- Painted turtle (Zoöl.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath.
  9. Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; paintedbunting. Painted beauty (Zoöl.), a handsome American butterfly(Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors, -- Painted cup(Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in whichthe bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than theflowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and iscommon in meadows.-- Painted finch. See Nonpareil.-- Painted lady (Zoöl.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistlebutterfly.-- Painted turtle (Zoöl.), a common American freshwater tortoise(Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath.
  10. j:100 a. coated with paint s. lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting a. having makeup applied