peindre — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• limn verb To draw or paint; to delineate.
• paint noun A liquid or paste that is spread onto a surface and dries into a solid, coloured coating.

Senses

peindre is used for these senses in English:

• brush (transitive) To apply with a brush.
• limn (transitive, also, figuratively) To draw or paint; to delineate.

brush — full definition

1. noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
2. noun A brief, unpleasant encounter with something.
3. noun Wild, low-growing vegetation such as shrubs and bushes.
4. verb To clean, arrange, or apply something using a brush.
5. verb To touch something lightly while passing by.

limn — full definition

1. verb To draw or paint; to delineate.
2. verb To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.

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