Usually means: Surface prepared to uptake paint.
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  1. absorbent ground: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology

Definitions from Wiktionary (absorbent ground)

noun:  (painting) A ground prepared for a picture, chiefly with distemper or watercolours, by which the oil is absorbed and a brilliancy is imparted to the colours.

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