pigment
Nouns
- (n) dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- (n) any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
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(n) 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
Verbs
- (v) acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
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(v) color or dye with a pigment
- pigment a photograph