colourman
/ (ˈkʌləmən) /
a person who deals in paints
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How to use colourman in a sentence
To do this, pin a piece of tracing-cloth over the whole cartoon; this can be got from any artist's-colourman or large stationer.
Stained Glass Work | C. W. WhallNo advantage is gained by using expensive colours, they can all be purchased at a good colourman's, and at a small cost.
The Barnet Book of Photography | VariousMullers are obtainable of any artist's colourman, they are made in glass, and a convenient size is about one inch in diameter.
The Barnet Book of Photography | VariousCrass now acted as colourman, having been appointed possibly because he knew absolutely nothing about the laws of colour.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | Robert TressellMr. Littlejohn could make nothing of it, nor indeed could the artists' colourman, who had been used to pictures all his life.
The Romance of Zion Chapel [3d ed.] | Richard Le Gallienne
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