| painter | <zoology> The panther, or puma. Origin: Corrupt. Of panther. One whose occupation is to paint; especially., One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. An artist who represents objects or scenes in colour on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. <medicine> See Lead colic, under Colic. Painter stainer. A painter of coats of arms. A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing this name. See: lst Paint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| painter's colic | Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. (05 Mar 2000) |