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2 | 22% | 7 | Preliminary painting used as a guide for fresco painting | |
3 | 22% | 11 | A technique used to make words come alive by painting a vivid picture in the reader's mind | |
Painting Is About To Come Up Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "IRISES" which means:
- noun
- • Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
- • Muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye
- • Diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening verb
- • (of an aperture, lens or door) to open or close in the manner of an iris.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She had beautiful blue irises."
- • "The irises in the garden bloomed in vibrant shades of purple."
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