Painted
Painted , adjective
1.
Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
As idle as a painted ship
Upon a painted ocean.
2.
(Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting.
Collocations (5)
Painted beauty (Zoology) , a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,
Painted cup (Botany) , any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows.
Painted finch , See Nonpareil.
Painted lady (Zoology) , a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly.
Painted turtle (Zoology) , a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath.