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painted beauty
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noun
a butterfly, Vanessa virginiensis, having brownish-black and orange wings, the hind wings each having two eyespots.
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Origin of painted beauty
First recorded in 1895–1900
Words nearby painted beauty
paintbox, paint bridge, paintbrush, paint-by-numbers, painted, painted beauty, painted bunting, painted cup, Painted Desert, painted greenling, painted horse
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How to use painted beauty in a sentence
She was the woman of the faded, yellow book, and the painted beauty at the Metropolitan.
The Thing from the Lake|Eleanor M. IngramThis Painted Beauty is a wonderful example of harmonious coloring.
Butterflies Worth Knowing|Clarence M. Weed