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| 1. | [ noun ] (color) dry coloring matter (especially an insoluble powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc) | |
| Related terms: | coloring_material hemosiderin Payne's_gray iron_blue cadmium_yellow ivory_black cerulean_blue Hooker's_green titanium_dioxide cobalt_blue carotenoid earth_color mosaic_gold phycoerythrin chrome_yellow bister Indian_red zinc_white photopigment bacteriochlorophyll bole alizarin lake animal_pigment orange lake phycocyanin watercolor retinene chrome_green heme sepia ultramarine visual_purple Paris_green white_lead phycobilin porphyrin chlorophyll cupric_acetate paint | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (color) acquire pigment; become colored or imbued | |
| Related terms: | hue | |
| 3. | [ verb ] (fine art,color) color or dye with a pigment | |
| Examples: | "pigment a photograph" |
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| Related terms: | color color | |
| Similar spelling: |
pigman |
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