"pigments" in the noun sense

1. pigment

dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

2. pigment

any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

3. paint, pigment

a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid dries to form a hard coating

"artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"

"pigments" in the verb sense

1. pigment

acquire pigment become colored or imbued

2. pigment

color or dye with a pigment

"pigment a photograph"

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