wall painting

wall paint·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl peyn-ting]
- /wɔl ˈpeɪn tɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawl peyn-ting]
- /wɔl ˈpeɪn tɪŋ/

Definitions of wall painting words

noun wall painting mural painting executed by any of various techniques, as encaustic, tempera, fresco, or oil paint on canvas, often as an enhancement of the architecture of which the recipient wall is a part. 1
noun wall painting mural 1

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Origin of wall painting

First appearance:

before 1850

One of the 32% newest English words

First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Wall painting

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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wall painting popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for wall painting

noun wall painting

fresco — A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.
frieze — a heavy, napped woolen cloth for coats.
mural — a large picture painted or affixed directly on a wall or ceiling.

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