paintbox

(ˈpeɪntˌbɒks)

(Art Terms) a box containing a tray of dry watercolour paints

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paintbox - a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint

box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid; "he rummaged through a box of spare parts"

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paintbox

[ˈpeɪntbɒks] N → caja f de pinturas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

paintbox

[ˈpeɪntbɒks] n → boîte f de couleur, boîte f de couleurs

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

paintbox

[ˈpeɪntˌbɒks] n → scatola di colori

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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