De*paint" (?), p. p. [F. d'epeint, p. p. of d'epeindre to paint, fr. L. depingere. See Depict, p. p.]

Painted.

[Obs.]

Chaucer.

 

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De*paint", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depainted; p. pr. & vb. n. Depainting.]

1.

To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in words; to depict.

[Obs.]

And do unwilling worship to the saint That on his shield depainted he did see. Spenser.

In few words shall see the nature of many memorable persons . . . depainted. Holland.

2.

To mark with, or as with, color; to color.

Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. Fairfax.

 

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