Definition: 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
Usage: artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
Main entry: pigment
Definition: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
Main entry: pigment
Definition: any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
Main entry: pigment
Definition: color or dye with a pigment
Usage: pigment a photograph
Main entry: pigment
Definition: acquire pigment; become colored or imbued