English to English
pigment
('p/I/gm/@/nt
)
noun (n)
- dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color(noun.substance)source: wordnet30
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating(noun.artifact)Example:
Artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably.
source: wordnet30 - Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an appropriate vehicle.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- acquire pigment; become colored or imbued(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- color or dye with a pigment(verb.change)Example:
Pigment a photograph.
source: wordnet30
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