pintado
pintado †chintz; species of petrel; guinea-fowl. XVII. — Pg. pintado guinea-fowl, sb. use of pp. (‘spotted’) of pintar :- Rom. *pinctāre, f. *pinctus, pp. of L. pingere PAINT.
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Pp , pp • abbr. ∎ pages: pp 71—73. ∎ parcel post. ∎ past participle. ∎ per person. ∎ per procurationem (used when signing a letter on someone else's behal… Reprobate , rep·ro·bate / ˈreprəˌbāt/ • n. an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately). ∎ archaic Christian Theol. (esp. in Calvinism) a sin… repousse , re·pous·sé / rəˌpoōˈsā/ • adj. (of metalwork) hammered into relief from the reverse side. • n. ornamental metalwork fashioned in this way.
repoussé b… adhere , adhere •adhere, Agadir, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccan… captivate , cap·ti·vate / ˈkaptəˌvāt/ • v. [tr.] attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm: he was captivated by her beauty.DERIVATIVES: cap·ti·vat·i… astonish , astonish •banish, clannish, mannish, Spanish, tannish, vanish •garnish, tarnish, varnish •replenish, Rhenish •Danish •cleanish, greenish •diminish, f…
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