Usually means: Initial layer of paint applied.
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  1. underpainting: Merriam-Webster
  2. underpainting: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. underpainting: Collins English Dictionary
  4. underpainting: Wordnik
  5. underpainting: Wiktionary
  6. underpainting: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. underpainting: Dictionary.com
  8. Underpainting: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. underpainting: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. underpainting: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. Underpainting: Art Glossary: Terminology for artists
  3. UNDERPAINTING: Glossary of Art Terms

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  1. underpainting: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (underpainting)

noun:  (art) An initial layer of paint, often monochromatic, applied to a ground as a base for subsequent layers.
noun:  (art) A painting that the artist later painted over to create the final work.

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