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• painter — Ⅰ. painter [1] ► NOUN 1) an artist who paints pictures. 2) a person who paints buildings. Ⅱ. painter [2] ► NOUN ▪ a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay …   English terms dictionary

• Painter — Paint er (p[=a]nt [ e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose, snare, F. panti[ e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting net, fr. Gr. panqh ra; pa^s all + qh r beast; cf. Ir. painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.) A rope at the bow of a boat,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• painter — painter1 [pānt′ər] n. [OFr peintour] 1. an artist who paints pictures 2. a person whose work is covering surfaces, as walls, with paint painter2 [pānt′ər] n. [LME paynter < OFr pentour, ult. < L pendere, to hang: see PEND] a rope attached… …   English World dictionary

• painter — painter1 /payn teuhr/, n. 1. an artist who paints pictures. 2. a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, esp. as an occupation. 3. (cap.) Astron. the constellation Pictor. [1300 50; PAINT + ER1; r. ME peyntour < AF peintour] painter2 …   Universalium

• Painter (rope) — A painter is a rope that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up or for towing.Example usage from Alexander McCall Smith s Love Over Scotland , published in 2006 by Polygon in Edinburgh:Henry held Domenica s hand as she stepped… …   Wikipedia

• painter — rope attached to bow of a boat to attach it to a ship or a post Nautical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

• painter — painter1 noun 1》 an artist who paints pictures. 2》 a person who paints buildings. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr. peintour, based on L. pictor, from pingere to paint . painter2 noun a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay.… …   English new terms dictionary

• painter — I paint•er [[t]ˈpeɪn tər[/t]] n. 1) an artist who paints pictures 2) a person who coats walls or other surfaces with paint, esp. as an occupation • Etymology: 1300–50; ME peyntour < AF peintour; see paint, or II, er I II paint•er [[t]ˈpeɪn… …   From formal English to slang

• painter — I. /ˈpeɪntə / (say payntuh) noun 1. an artist who paints pictures. 2. someone whose occupation is coating surfaces with paint. {Middle English peyntour, from Anglo French peintour, from Latin pictor} II. /ˈpeɪntə / (say payntuh) noun a rope,… …  

• painter — 1. n. a person who paints, esp. an artist or decorator. Etymology: ME f. OF peintour ult. f. L pictor (as PAINT) 2. n. a rope attached to the bow of a boat for tying it to a quay etc. Etymology: ME, prob. f. OF penteur rope from a masthead: cf. G …   Useful english dictionary

• To draw a bow — draw draw (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p. {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE. dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to OS. dragan to bear,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English