Definition of "pigment"

pigment

/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/

noun
plural pigments
1. (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
2. A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
3. (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
  Quotations
  Oswald , broach the oldest wine-cask ; place the best mead , the richest morat , the most sparkling cyder , the most odoriferous pigment, upon the board
  1820, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe; a Romance. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […]
verb
third-person singular simple present pigments, present participle pigmenting, simple past and past participle pigmented
1. (transitive) To add color or pigment to something.