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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Painted \Paint"ed\, a.
1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
[1913 Webster]
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean. --Coleridge.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted
turtle; painted bunting.
[1913 Webster]
Painted beauty (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored butterfly. See
Thistle butterfly.
Painted turtle (Zo["o]l.), a common American freshwater
tortoise ({Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow
markings beneath.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Painted \Paint"ed\, a.
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 (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored butterfly. See
Thistle butterfly.
Painted turtle (Zo["o]l.), a common American freshwater
tortoise ({Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow
markings beneath.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
painted turtle
n : freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings;
common in the eastern United States [syn: painted
terrapin, painted tortoise, Chrysemys picta]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
painted turtle
n.
A common American freshwater turtle ((taxlink Chrysemys picta
species)), with red, orange and yellow markings.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
painted turtle
n.
A common American freshwater turtle ((taxlink Chrysemys picta
species)), with red, orange and yellow markings.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
painted turtle
n.
A common American freshwater turtle ((taxlink Chrysemys picta
species)), with red, orange and yellow markings.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
painted turtle
n.
A common American freshwater turtle ((taxlink Chrysemys picta
species)), with red, orange and yellow markings.
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