anything bright or coloured which strikes the eyes (MW)
facetious conversation (MW)
ornament (MW)
punning in the form of question and answer (MW)
riddle (MW)
variety of colour (MW)
various modes of writing or arranging verses in the shape of mathematical or other fanciful figures (syllables which occur repeatedly being left out or words being represented in a shortened form) (MW)
an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"