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underpainting
noun un·der·paint·ing \ˈən-dər-ˌpān-tiŋ\
Definition of UNDERPAINTING
: preliminary painting; especially : such painting done on a canvas or panel and covered completely or partially by the final layers of paint
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First Known Use of UNDERPAINTING
1866
Rhymes with UNDERPAINTING
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