Poonah

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Poonah

proper noun

archaic Archaic form of Pune
attributive A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century, in which a thick opaque colour is applied, with no background and minimal shading, to thin paper, producing flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work. Poonah painting; a Poonah brush; Poonah paper

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@misc{poonah_2026,
  title = {Poonah},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/poonah},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}