单词 | paint stick |
释义 | > as lemmaspaint stick paint stick n. an implement used to apply paint to a surface; spec. a water-soluble paint used like a crayon. ΚΠ 1860 Sci. Amer. 26 May 340/2 The latter is dressed in the usual manner; but the runner (should the face ever get untrue, which will seldom happen) must be dressed by being turned round on the spindle under a stationary paint stick, which will indicate the high points and bring the face perfectly true with the spindle. 1889 Jrnl. Amer. Folk-lore 2 221 A hollow dish was taken and the paint rubbed in it, the round paint stick was drawn from the case, and the young men sitting on the ground face to face, entered the second stage of their decoration. 1987 A. Theroux Adultery 121 I did several paintings, a whimsical thing with paint sticks entitled Chickens Biting Light, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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