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back-painting
back-painting n.
Brit. 
/ˈbakˌpeɪntɪŋ/
, /ˈbakˌpeɪntɪŋ/U.S. /ˈbækˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ/
(see quot.)./ˈbækˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ/ΘΚΠ
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back-painting1753
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Back-painting, the art of pasting of prints and other designs on glass.
1815 Encycl. Brit. III. 309 Back-painting, the method of painting mezzotinto prints, pasted on glass, with oil colours.
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- to cast on
- to cast on or consign to the scrap-heap
- to cast on or consign to the scrapheap
- to cast one in the teeth with
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