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pigment
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
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noun
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
“Artists use ‘paint’ and ‘pigment’ interchangeably”
noun
Dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
noun
Any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
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Color or dye with a pigment
“Pigment a photograph”
verb
Acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
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Artists use ‘paint’ and ‘pigment’ interchangeably
Pigment a photograph
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