pigment
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pigment
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Synonyms: Noun
color, colorant, coloring, dye, dyestuff, stain
Synonyms: Verb
bepaint [archaic], color, dye, paint, stain, tincture, tinge, tint
Antonyms: Verb
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Chlorophyll is a group of green pigments. Melanin is a pigment that gives color to skin and fur. Albinos lack normal skin pigment. Pigments are used to give color to paint, ink, and plastic. Red pigment is mixed into the ink.
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Aside from the subtle swipes of poppy across lids, cheeks, and eyes, Hutton's look was largely unfiltered, offering a juxtaposition to the show's graphic, eye-level applications of pigment and glitter. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "At 75, Lauren Hutton Hits the Valentino Couture Runway—And Proves Natural Beauty Has No Age Limit," 3 July 2019 The light is passed on to a special white pigment that helps create an electrical current. — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, "These paintings create voltage. And this Indianapolis artist uses black beans to do it.," 19 July 2019 In addition to her treasures and servants, Puabi was interred with her makeup, including a silver box that contained kohl, a black pigment used as eyeliner. — National Geographic, "The royal tombs of Ur revealed Mesopotamia's golden splendor," 22 May 2019 Once used to indicate social status, the indigo pigment is a stark contrast to the surrounding desert and looks particularly magical at night. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "The 25 most colorful cities in the world," 19 Feb. 2019 Though Kim's eyes are covered in a metallic fuchsia pigment—since this is an ad for eyeshadow, after all. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Chicago West Is The Star of Kim Kardashian's New Makeup Campaign," 26 Oct. 2018 What cracked the case, Rieppi says, was the presence of a synthetic blue pigment that wasn’t available until 1997. — Stephen Wallis, Town & Country, "The Science of Uncovering Forged Paintings," 17 Sep. 2018 Today, scientists are exploring the unlikely the cause of the green blood: a pigment that typically kills. — Laura Yan, Popular Mechanics, "Green-Blooded Lizards Live With a Pigment That Should Kill Them," 20 May 2018 Ochre is most commonly defined by archaeologists as any iron-rich rock that can be used as a pigment. — Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, "Pigment of Our Imagination," 23 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Eyestudio Master Precise All Day Liquid Eyeliner Maybelline New York amazon.com $8.00 SHOP IT Maybelline’s classic liners are super pigmented and delivers a bold line in just one stroke. — Hana Hong, Marie Claire, "How to Apply Liquid Eyeliner Like a Pro: A Fast and Easy Guide," 26 July 2019 And as always, the shadows are pigmented and easy to work with. — Glamour, "Urban Decay’s Naked Cherry Palette Is the Best of All the Nakeds," 3 Apr. 2019 Their scales are so deeply pigmented that the deep purple remains even during the preservation process, when color is usually lost. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "A fish called Wakanda: New purple fish honors 'Black Panther'," 11 July 2019 Its undulating form is made from an orange pigmented shotcrete, a type of concrete that sprays from a hose onto formwork. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Concrete desert retreat mimics surrounding mountains and dunes," 12 June 2019 Additional videos showed swatches of the makeup, detailing how pigmented the colors truly are. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Fenty Beauty Announced Its Summer Collection," 4 May 2019 My Fenty foundation lasts all day and literally makes me look like the goth girl next door, and Juvia’s Place has pigmented blushes and shadows that aren’t chalky and actually show up on my skin tone. — Dianca London Potts, SELF, "10 Goths of Color on Their Beauty Routines and the Power of Representation," 22 May 2019 Are your eyeshadows pigmented enough to show up on my skin tone? — Jackie Aina, Glamour, "Jackie Aina Is Changing the Beauty Industry, One Product at a Time," 7 Dec. 2018 The metallics are super metallic, and the mattes appear to be just as pigmented as Huda promised. — Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, "Huda Beauty Is Relaunching the Rose Gold Eyeshadow Palette," 14 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pigment.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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