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Paint-, Payntit, Pantit, ppl. a. Also: paintt-, painct-, payntt-, pent-, peynt-, pynt- and -yt, -yd, -ed, -et, also penteth, (paineth), (peant). [ME. and e.m.E. painted (Cursor M.), paynted, peynted (14th c.), also north. e.m.E. pantyt (c 1535), f. Paint v.]

1. That has been depicted on a surface by painting or drawing. c1420 Wynt. iii. 1029.
In Rome quhare that thare figure Wes sene in ald tyme in sculpture Or payntyd 1523–4 Mill Mediæv. Plays 123.
On his breist the wsit taikin of his craft … ane pair of pantit scheris a1568 Scott ix. 38.
It is na gravit hairt in stone … Nor ȝit ane payntit symlitud 1576 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 50 a.
For calk to put the paynted schippis away that was paynted in the kirk be ydill boyes

2. That has been coloured by the application to its surface of paint, stain or the like; decorated by painting; adorned with colours.Frequent collocations are paintit brod (see Brod n.² 3), claith, paper or wreitting (appar. = a placard etc. decorated with painting or colouring).(1) c1420 Wynt. i. 1655.
That payntyd [C., W. payntit] ymage wytht colowrys fyne … he set wp syne a1500 Henr. Fab. 950 (Bann.).
The panthere with his payntit coit of armour 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 80.
In a litill payntit coffre 1513 Doug. i. xi. 30.
Down set … On brusyt or payntit tapetis eueryone 1559 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 298.
The expensses … of the oupputting of the paynttyt chabyll 1596 Dalr. II. 260/3.
Places spred with tapestrie, with notable claith, and weil paincted 1597 Bk. Rates 8 b.
Paper the rym … xl s. Paintit paper the rym … l s. 1605 Black Bk. Taymouth 343.
iii paintit salseris of leam 1613–4 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 342.
The mending of the lok of the paintit chalmer(b) 1513 Doug. ix. i. 62.
Full mony pantyt targe and weirlyke wedis Ib. xii. Prol. 161.
The pantyt povn Ib. vii. xiii. 25, viii. ii. 61.(c) 1624 Edinb. Test. LII. 157.
Sevin fullis of pentit buistis(d) a1500 Henr. Fab. 896 (H).
The peyntit pantheir(e) 1661 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 471.
In the south west round of the heigh pyntit hall [of the tolbooth](f) 1559 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. xc.
A stand of peant silk(2) 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 25.
Twa paintit broddis the ane of the Muses [etc.] 1561 Inv. Wardrobe 130. 1558-66 Knox I. 227.
Otheris war compelled to kys a paynted brod 1566 Prot. Bk. Thomas Johnsoun 100.
Ane fair payntit brod abone the burd 1589 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 540.
payntet 1640 Bk. Carlaverock II. 502.
A paineth [sic in pr.] brode 1681 Blackness Customs 45 b.
Six old painted broads — 1640 Innes Sketches 511.
Ane greit genealogie brod pantit of all the Lairds of Glenvrquhy(3) a 1500 Coll. St. Salvator 156.
Ane payntyt claith … tua ell and ane half of lentht 1522 Dunferm. B. Rec. I. 209. 1562 Edinb. B. Deeds 63.
Ane painttit claith 1564 Reg. Privy C. I. 308.
Fyve paintit claythis of the forborne sone 1568 Edinb. Test. 148 b.
Fywe paintit claithis vpoun the wallis price thairof xv s.(4) 1537 Acta Conc. MS. IX. 157.
Storyis of sanctis and pantit paperis price xx s. 1566 Anderson Collect. Mary I. 38.
And causit to be set up certane payntit paperis upon the tolbuith dur a1568 Scott i. 82.
Thai lute thy liegis pray to stokkis and stanes And paintit paiparis wattis nocht quhat thai meine 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 240.
Ane uther coffer cullourit with reid coverit with pantit paper 1606 Edinb. Test. XLII. 108.
Certane painted paperis estimat to xviij li. — a1578 Pitsc. II. 193/3.
Vpone the kirk dore of Edinburgh ane paintted wreitting witht ane marmaidden and ane crowne on hir heid

b. Of glass: Coloured, ‘stained’.Paintit werk, stained glass, collectively.(1) 1506–7 Treas. Acc. III. 297.
To Thomas Peblis glaswricht for lx fut of payntit glas 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 95.
Pantit glas price of the fute vj s. … quhyte glas … price of the fute xvj d.(2) 1516 Treas. Acc. V. 96.
For xviij fut of glas to the … windo and for j pantit rownd 1532 Ib. VI. 34.
Deliverit to him [Thomas Peblis] vij payntit roundis(3) 1531–2 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 94.
Payntit werk in the myd chalmeris lychtis. … Thre squair peissis thre roundis with thair chaiplatis in the thre lychtis of the … chalmer 1532 Ib.
In payntit werk roundis squair pecis with chaiplatis to giddir with arms and bordouris contenit within certane of the forsaid lychtis 1534–5 Ib. 128.
The haile paynttit werk of the said fywe wyndois of the said Lyon chalmer 1535–6 Ib. 190.

c. Of persons: Having the face coloured cosmetically; having the body painted or tattooed. c1420 Wynt. iv. 1816 (W).
And forthy Pightis callit were thai, Payntit men that is to say c1420 Ratis R. 1299.
For bewte cummys of propre kind And payntit al of vthir strind 1513 Doug. iv. iv. 34.
And eik the payntit folkis Agathirces 1560 Rolland Seven S. 8131.
Thair [the ladies'] braue hauingis and thair paintit persoun

d. In fig. contexts: Coloured or painted over for concealment, deceit or specious adornment. — c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 316/30.
As Christ … callit thamme ypocrites, that is to say, symulars ande paynted sepulcres 1568 Buch. Indict. 34.
God vald not suffer vicketnes to haif sa payntit a clok

3. fig. a. Of words, speeches and the like: Excessively or meretriciously adorned or highly ‘coloured’ for specious attractiveness and deceit; meretricious, feigned, pretended, deceitful, insincere. c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 349.
It is not eloquence ande glorius penteth wordis of wardly wisdomme that cann … conuert saulis vnto Christ 1530 Lynd. Test. Pap. 396.
Full of dissimilit payntit flatterrie 1533 Boece iii. v. 96b.
Suspecting vehementlie sum fraude to lurk vnder thare payntit wourdis Ib. ii. xii. 83b; etc. c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5870. 1562-3 Winȝet I. 55/24.
Sik proud fulege phantaseis pyntit leis [etc.] … as now regnis 1558-66 Knox II. 381.
The first day sche maid a paynted orisoun 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 125.
Scho … wald fane dissaif my lufe Be wrytingis and paintit leirning a1578 Pitsc. I. 40/16.
Painttit a1585 Maitl. Q. xcv. 51.

b. Of persons: Hypocritical, deceitful, insincere. 1533 Gau 108/20.
The phariseans and pyntit ypocritis a1599 Rollock Wks. I. 406.
All men and wemen be nature ar hypocrits, painted bodies