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▪ I. overpaint, v.|-ˈpeɪnt|
[over- 8, 27.]
†1. trans. To paint over, cover with another colour. Obs.
1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xii. §135. 702 To ouer⁓paint his collusions and deuises for sauing his honour. 1614Raleigh Hist. World ii. xvi. §1 (1634) 394, I shall not need to over-paint that which is garnished with better colours already, than I can lay on.
2. To colour or depict too highly.
a1750A. Hill (T.), Him whom no verse overpaints. 1870J. H. Friswell Mod. Men Lett. iv. 84 It is doubtful whether he over-paints the truth.
▪ II. overpaint, n.|ˈəʊvəpeɪnt|
[over- 8 c.]
A second or further layer of paint; a paint used for overpainting.
1958Times 1 July 5/4 The overpaint has now been cleaned off, revealing not only the skull which Petty holds but also two other skulls engraved on the page of the book to which the left hand is pointing. 1973Canad. Antiques Collector Jan.–Feb. 17/1 This cupboard, when found, was over-painted; the over-paint was carefully removed to expose the original red on the cupboard proper, and the blue-green on the cornice and decorative mouldings. 1973F. Taubes Painter's Dict. 168 The evidence or absence of brushstrokes in the underpainting should be considered, for these may interfere with the overpaints. |