Explanation and meaning of pigment.

pigment

/'pɪgmənt/

noun
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
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"artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"

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paint

type of:
coating colour color coat colouring material coloring material
verb
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
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type of:
hue
noun
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
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type of:
color colouring material colour coloring material
verb
color or dye with a pigment
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"pigment a photograph"

type of:
color in colour color colourise colorise colorize colourize colour in
noun
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
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type of:
coloring material color colouring material colour

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