cave painting (English, noun)
expansion: cave painting (countable and uncountable, plural cave paintings)
expansion: (archaeology, art)
Senses:
topics: archaeology
art
arts
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times.
tags: uncountable
topics: archaeology
art
arts
history
human-sciences
sciences
glosses: The paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; cave art; (countable) an individual painting of this type.
tags: uncountable
Forms:
form: cave paintings
tags: plural
form: cave-painting
tags: alternative