Dictionary definition · pigment
noun
- dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating"artists use ‘paint’ and ‘pigment’ interchangeably"
verb
- acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
- color or dye with a pigment"pigment a photograph"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).