"paintbox" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: paintboxes [plural]
Etymology: From paint + box. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|paint|box}} paint + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} paintbox (plural paintboxes)
  1. A box used to hold an artist's paints. Categories (topical): Containers Translations (a box used to hold paint): kishtey daah [masculine] (Manx)
    Sense id: en-paintbox-en-noun-r9XlBwCi Disambiguation of Containers: 59 41 Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of 'a box used to hold paint': 99 1
  2. (by extension) Computer hardware or software for creating or editing graphics. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-paintbox-en-noun-6Lqj1FxB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Manx translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 38 62

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Alternative forms

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