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   painted lady

   noun

   • 1. a migratory butterfly with predominantly orange-brown wings and darker markings.
   • 2. a gladiolus: South African "the painted ladies have white or pink trumpet-shaped flowers."
   • 3. (in the US, especially San Francisco) a house from the late 19th or early 20th century whose exterior is decorated with three or more colours of paint highlighting its ornate architectural features.

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