hand-painted

adjective

: painted by a person and not by a machine
hand-painted tiles

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Wooden boats bobbed in long rows, their names and registration numbers hand-painted on the hulls, as men in neon vests unloaded catch and frigate birds swooped down to pick at the scraps. Will Freeman, New Yorker, 30 June 2026 Juan Carlos, owner of J&C Handcrafted Culture, sells hand-painted and sculpted Mexican pottery as well as exotic plants. Asher Rae Aguirre, Mercury News, 25 June 2026 In the primary bathroom, Italian art students hand-painted the mirrors with similarly metallic hues, which complement the brass basins hammered by a Lebanese artist. Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 13 June 2026 That sense of spectacle extends to the dining room, which is anchored by an 18th-century Provençal tapestry, hand-painted in the 1750s and later restored by experts at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hand-painted

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“Hand-painted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hand-painted. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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