Read the dictionary definition of pigment. All definitions for this word.
1. a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
1. artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably
2. dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
3. any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
4. color or dye with a pigment
1. pigment a photograph
5. acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
