flat paint
1flat — flat1 [flat] adj. flatter, flattest [ME < ON flatr, akin to OHG flaz < IE * plāt, plēt , wide, flat (> Gr platys, broad, OE flet, floor) < base * plā , broad] 1. having a smooth, level surface; having little or no depression or… …
2paint — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Pigment] Syn. coloring material, chroma, chlorophyll; see color 1 . Paints and colorings include artist s materials: oil, acrylic, pastel, gouache, crayon, charcoal, watercolor, ink, pencil, showcard color, tempera;… …
3flat — I. adjective (flatter; flattest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse flatr; akin to Old High German flaz flat, and probably to Greek platys broad more at place Date: 14th century 1. a. lying at full length or spread out upon the ground ;… …
4Paint — (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Painted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Painting}.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki los many colored, Skr. pi[,c] to adorn. Cf. {Depict}, {Picture}, {Pigment}, {Pint} …
5flat|ting — «FLAT ihng», noun. 1. the act or process of laying, beating, or pressing out flat. 2. the process of covering a surface with paint which has no gloss or luster. 3. a) a method of preserving unburnished gilding, by touching it with size. b) the… …
6paint — [n] tinted covering acrylic, chroma, color, coloring, cosmetic, dye, emulsion, enamel, flat, gloss, greasepaint, latex, makeup, oil, overlay, pigment, rouge, stain, tempera, varnish, veneer, wax; concepts 467,475 paint [v] apply colored tint,… …
7Gloss (paint) — Paint comes in a variety of finish gloss levels. These are not standardized, but normally run:* flat * matte * eggshell * satin * semi gloss * high glossDifferent manufacturers group these differently, so some consider flat and matte to be… …
8paint — I n. 1) to apply, spread paint (to apply paint to a surface; to spread paint evenly) 2) to spray paint (to spray paint on a wall) 3) to daub paint (to daub paint on a wall) 4) to dilute paint 5) to mix paints 6) to scrape paint 7) exterior; flat; …
9paint — Synonyms and related words: Zanzibar copal, adorn, air brush, anime, apply, apply paint, array, art paper, base, bay, bayard, bead, beautify, bedaub, bedeck, bedizen, begild, bejewel, beribbon, besmear, bespangle, blazon, bring to life, brush,… …
10paint — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ thick, thin ▪ fresh ▪ old ▪ Old paint was chipping off the outside walls. ▪ dry …
