[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

poonah painting \poo"nah paint`ing\ from poona, in bombay
   province, india.
   a style of painting, popular in england in the 19th century,
   in which a thick opaque color is applied without background
   and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing
   flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of oriental work.

   note: hence:

   poonah brush,

   paper,

   painter, etc.
      webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
poonah brush paper painter 

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