βάφω — meaning in English

English meaning

• brush noun A tool with bristles attached to a handle, used for cleaning, painting, or grooming hair.
• color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
• dye noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
• paint noun A liquid or paste that is spread onto a surface and dries into a solid, coloured coating.
• tincture noun A medicine made by dissolving a substance in alcohol.

Senses

βάφω is used for these senses in English:

• brush (transitive) To apply with a brush.
• color (transitive) To give something color.
• dye (ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
• paint (intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.
• tincture (chiefly, in past participle form) To colour or stain (something) with, or as if with, a dye or pigment.

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.

color — full definition

1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

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