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  • adjective Painted by hand, not mechanically

Etymologies

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hand +‎ painted

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Examples

  • The term 'illuminated' refers to handpainted manuscripts flecked with gold, which created a flickering effect when viewed by candlelight.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • The term 'illuminated' refers to handpainted manuscripts flecked with gold, which created a flickering effect when viewed by candlelight.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Fake pockets are bad; fake "handpainted" is worse; but fake tassels?

    Beyond Cruelty - A Dress A Day 2008

  • She has handrooted hair of auburn wool, striking handpainted emerald green eyes and hand made wings of Fantasy Film, glitter and specialty paints, sealed with high gloss varnish.

    Places You Haunt stringmonkey 2009

  • Everything else was something out of a movie: peeling, handpainted signs, a luggage conveyour belt that may have quite possibly been cranked by hand (kidding), and workers processing everything and everyone manually.

    Arriving In Nepal » Dave Brosha Photography 2009

  • Nailchick27's handpainted Super Mario fingernails make me yearn for a manicure.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • Cute handpainted plush phone charms/zipper pulls available for $12 each at Poketo, but they're blindboxed.

    Cute phone charms 2009

  • She has been handpainted from head to toe using heat set mediums and stains to bring an ordinary child's baby doll to life.

    Places You Haunt stringmonkey 2009

  • Hexagons (and blankets made thereof) are particularly stunning with handpainted sock oddballs.

    Jean's Knitting Jean 2009

  • Her hair had been artfully piled atop her head, some locks free to cascade down her back and mingle with the laces of her corset, and she wore a delicate handpainted mask adorned with sparkling beads trailing down her cheeks.

    Tew's Day! yuki_onna 2009

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