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| abstract expressionism |
(sometimes cap.) a school of painting that arose after World War II and that was marked by expressive but nonrepresentational images formed by an apparently random and often unconventional application of paint. |
| acrylic |
a kind of plastic used to make yarns, paint, and many other things. |
| aerosol |
a liquid substance, such as an insecticide, disinfectant, deodorant, or paint, sealed in a container under pressure and dispensed as a fine spray. [1/2 definitions] |
| agitator |
a machine, or part of a machine, that automatically shakes or stirs things together, as in a can of paint or a washing machine. [1/2 definitions] |
| airbrush |
an atomizer used to apply liquid, usu. paint, in a fine spray. |
| aqua |
the color that comes from mixing blue, green, and a small amount of white paint. |
| auburn |
the color that comes from mixing brown and red paint. |
| banana oil |
a clear synthetic liquid with a bananalike odor, used as a flavoring or paint solvent, and in the making of lacquers; amyl acetate. |
| bedaub |
to cover with daubs or smears, as of paint or mud. |
| beige |
the color that comes from mixing tan and gray paint. |
| blaze2 |
a spot or mark on a tree, often made with paint, that usu. indicates a trail. [1/4 definitions] |
| blister |
a raised bubble in paint or a similar coating. [1/4 definitions] |
| brown |
the color that comes from mixing red, yellow, and black paint. [1/3 definitions] |
| brushwork |
the particular, unique way in which an artist applies paint with a brush. [1/2 definitions] |
| butadiene |
a flammable gas used in producing paint and synthetic rubber. |
| camouflage |
the material, such as paint, fabric, or foliage, used to conceal something by this method. [1/5 definitions] |
| casein |
an emulsion containing this protein, used to make paint and adhesives. [1/2 definitions] |
| chalk |
of paint, to become so weathered that a powder is formed. [1/6 definitions] |
| cobalt |
a brittle silver-white metal that is one of the chemical elements. Cobalt is sometimes added to other metals in alloys to make them harder. It is also used in making some kinds of paint. (symbol: Co) |
| color |
something used to give color, such as dye or paint. [1/5 definitions] |
| crimson |
the color that comes from mixing red and a small amount of purple paint. |
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