Paintery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paintery is a noun meaning A place where paintings are done.
Meaning
A place where paintings are done.
More Meanings
- The act, process, or result of painting.
- (informal) With the appearance of having been painted.
- (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a painter; artistic.
Example Sentences
I saw crazy quilts of the most brilliant colors of silks, so arranged to look like some great paintery.
The blazing sun of July 24th was beating down on the wrecked plant, when a hole was noticed in the roof of the top story paintery in the Statler wagon factory.
He was an unfeigned lover of the Muses (or some of them : not musick or paintery), and writ much upon poesy, whether antient or modern, heroick, lyrick, or symbolicall.
Their Glory's but a painted Sun on th'wall Compar'd to thine and that thou dost display. How glorious then art thou, when all their glory Is but a Paintery to thy bright story.
Word Forms
- painteries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include housepainting, studio, playhouse, workroom, artroom, gallery.
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