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finger-paint

[ fing-ger-peynt ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gərˌpeɪnt /

verb (used with or without object)

to paint by using finger paints.

Words nearby finger-paint

finger reading, finger tight, finger trouble, finger wave, finger-nose test, finger-paint, finger-pointing, finger-thumb reflex, finger-to-finger test, fingerboard, fingerbreadth

Origin of finger-paint

First recorded in 1950–55

Definition for finger-paint (2 of 2)

finger paint

noun

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

Origin of finger paint

First recorded in 1945–50

OTHER WORDS FROM finger paint

finger painting, noun
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