absorbent ground

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absorbent ground - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  absorbent \ab*sorb"ent\ ([a^]b*s[^o]rb"ent), a. [L. absorbens,
     p. pr. of absorbere.]
     Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.
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     Absorbent ground (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture,
        chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil
        is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.
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