This somehow comes from the Indo-European “root” peig- 1 or peik (to cut or mark (by incision). The AHD’s sense of PICTURE belongs in a circus show, but the PK sound derived for words like PIGMENT is sound in Semitic.POOKH means eye paint or antimony. This earliest of paints is found in II Kings 9:30, where the reddish color comes from pulverizing. This powdered antimony could be liquefied and applied to a plain woman’s face so that she could instantly attract the wrong kind of men. When men put on makeup they wanted to make war, not love. They were literally dressed to kill. The PICTS were named for the game faces they painted on for battle. No, they weren’t soccer fans. The Picts were natives of Britain who were ethnically cleansed by the less colorful invaders and occupiers from the
This somehow comes from the Indo-European “root” peig- 1 or peik (to cut or mark (by incision). The AHD’s sense of PICTURE belongs in a circus show, but the PK sound derived for words like PIGMENT is sound in Semitic.POOKH means eye paint or antimony. This earliest of paints is found in II Kings 9:30, where the reddish color comes from pulverizing. This powdered antimony could be liquefied and applied to a plain woman’s face so that she could instantly attract the wrong kind of men. When men put on makeup they wanted to make war, not love. They were literally dressed to kill. The PICTS were named for the game faces they painted on for battle. No, they weren’t soccer fans. The Picts were natives of Britain who were ethnically cleansed by the less colorful invaders and occupiers from the