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