word painting

American  

noun

1. an effective verbal description.

2. tone painting.

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Other Word Forms

• word painter
  noun

Etymology

Origin of word painting

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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word painting

They assiduously avoid the “I” word, painting the committee’s work as garden-variety oversight.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 18, 2019

Accredited institutions are invited, even encouraged, to borrow, say, a simple Christopher Wool word painting or a monumentally complex tapestry of woven metal bits by El Anatsui.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2015

Even higher was the $29.9 million paid by a telephone bidder against determined opposition from the New York dealer Philippe Ségalot for the American artist Christopher Wool’s monumental 1990 black and white word painting, “Riot.”

From New York Times ● May 13, 2015

With a fellow collector-investor, John Sayegh-Belchatowski, he paid $14.2 million in November for a similar Wool word painting, “Fool,” at Christie’s.

From New York Times ● May 13, 2015

A gem of rarest value in word painting; a literary production beyond criticism; but in sentiment, harmful and discouraging!

From Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History by Grable, F. C.