Painted

1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.
2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting.
Painted beauty (Zoöl.),
a handsome American butterfly (Vanessa Huntera), having a variety of bright colors,
Painted cup (Bot.),
any plant of an American genus of herbs (Castilleia) in which the bracts are usually bright-colored and more showy than the flowers. Castilleia coccinea has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and is common in meadows.
Painted finch .
See Nonpareil.
Painted lady (Zoöl.),
a bright-colored butterfly. See Thistle butterfly.
Painted turtle (Zoöl.),
a common American freshwater tortoise (Chrysemys picta), having bright red and yellow markings beneath.