painter's colic

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noun

Pathology. lead poisoning causing intense intestinal pain.

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Origin of painter's colic

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby painter's colic

painted trillium, painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painterly, painter's colic, paint horse, painting, paint oneself into a corner, paint pot, paint roller

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In 1856 she married Mesdag, who, rather late in life decided to follow the career of a painter.
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Daughter of Gustav Graf and wife of the portrait painter, Lepsius.
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John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.
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Ajoutez cecy, s'il vous plaist, la grande difficult qu'il y a de tirer d'eux les mots mesmes qu'ils ont.
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British Dictionary definitions for painter's colic

painter's colic

noun

pathol another name for lead colic

Word Origin for painter's colic

C19: so called because it frequently affected people who worked with lead-based paints or similar substances

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