painted : Idioms & Phrases

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Painted beauty

  • noun American butterfly having dark brown wings with white and golden orange spots
    Vanessa virginiensis.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,
Webster 1913

Painted cup

  • noun any of various plants of the genus Castilleja having dense spikes of hooded flowers with brightly colored bracts
    Indian paintbrush.
WordNet
  • (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows.
Webster 1913

Painted finch

  • . See Nonpareil.
Webster 1913

Painted lady

  • (Zoöl.), a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly.
Webster 1913

Painted turtle

  • noun freshwater turtles having bright yellow and red markings; common in the eastern United States
    Chrysemys picta; painted terrapin; painted tortoise.
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath.
Webster 1913