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painted

/ˈpeɪ.nɪd/ adjective A1
  1. Coated with paint.
  2. Depicted in paint.
  3. Colorful, as if painted. · the painted desert· painted turtle
  4. Wearing makeup.
  5. Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling. (figuratively)
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## The King’s Son and the Painted Lion
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 99 · B2
Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 1 · B2
There were neat fences at the sides of the road, painted a dainty blue color, and beyond them were fields of grain and vegetables in abundance.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 14 · B2
All were painted blue, for in this country of the East blue was the favorite color.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 14 · B2

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