Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

poonah painting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poon-ah -paint-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.

Questions

What does poonah painting mean?: A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque color is applied without background and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.

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