单词 | out-paint |
释义 | out-paintv. transitive. To outdo or surpass in painting; to paint better or more than.In quot. 1689 with reference to cosmetics. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the skin or complexion > beautify (the skin or complexion) [verb (transitive)] > paint or colour > surpass in out-paint?1605 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > paint [verb (transitive)] > paint better than out-paint1826 ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. L4 Of whom thou hast, in this Tract, made good vse (In gaudiest Colours) by out-painting Thee. 1689 T. Shadwell Bury-Fair ii. 17 You and your Daughter are notorious, for out-painting all the Christian Jezebels in England. 1826 S. Smith Wks. (1859) II. 97/1 Mr. Jackson strives to out-paint Sir Thomas. 1872 E. F. Burr Pater Mundi 130 She habitually out-paints all the galleries. 1892 Cent. Mag. 43 580/2 The last phase of his art shows that he had outpainted his reputation. 1960 Guardian 5 Oct. 9/2 Van Gogh..outpaints them all. 1995 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 23 Mar. 21/3 He was ashamed to have been outpainted by a mere boy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.?1605 |
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