paintbox

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noun

A box used to hold an artist's paints.

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Meanings

nounpaintbox (plural paintboxes)

plural paintboxes

  1. A box used to hold an artist's paints.
  2. broadlyComputer hardware or software for creating or editing graphics.

    Nolan visits the Quantel computer laboratory to experiment with its vast digital paintbox.

    2015, Nancy Underhill, Sidney Nolan: A Life

Origin

From paint + box.

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APA

paintbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paintbox

MLA

“paintbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paintbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paintbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paintbox.

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