Definition of Paintir
Paint"er (pānt"&etilde;r), n. [OE,
pantere a noose, snare, F. pantière, 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, used to fasten it to
anything. Totten.
Paint"er, n. [Corrupt. of
panther.] (Zoöl.) The panther, or puma.
[A form representing an illiterate pronunciation, U. S.] J. F.
Cooper.
Paint"er, n. [See lst Paint.]
One whose occupation is to paint; esp.: (a)
One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with
paint. (b) An artist who represents objects
or scenes in color on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the
like.
Painter's colic. (Med.) See Lead
colic, under Colic. -- Painter
stainer. (a) A painter of coats of
arms. Crabb. (b) A member of a livery
company or guild in London, bearing this name.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
PAINTER. I'll cut your painter for you; I'll send you off;
the painter being the ropfe that holds the boat fast to the
ship. SEA TERM.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- an artist who paints pictures
- a laborer or workman who paints surfaces using a paintbrush or other means
- a rope used to tie up a boat to a jetty
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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