finger paint

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noun

a jellylike paint, used chiefly by children in painting, usually with their fingers.

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Origin of finger paint

First recorded in 1945–50

finger painting, noun

finger-paint

[ fing-ger-peynt ]

/ ˈfɪŋ gərˌpeɪnt /

verb (used with or without object)

to paint by using finger paints.

First recorded in 1950–55

A whole population of 11 million with every iron in the fire doubling as a finger in a dike.
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U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.
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I want to paint what I feel,” he said to Theo, “and feel what I paint.
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For those who have a problem with that, she offered a charming, subtle middle finger.
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I like to end columns with a potential policy fix, some kind of suggested action, or at least a stern finger-wagging.
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She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
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And the finger he pointed at the girl quivered with the rage that filled him at this trick they had thought to put upon him.
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"You have give a limb," repeated Perry, emphasizing the announcement by shaking his finger at the old man.
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I played up one octave, and then I wished to go on by placing my first finger on F sharp.
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The general ensemble of war-paint and spotted ponies was enough for me; I didn't need to be told that it was my move.
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