latex paint

American  

noun

1. paint that has a latex binder and can be removed while it is wet by applying water.

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Etymology

Origin of latex paint

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Turzanska constructed the players’ costumes from raw linen, using slightly enlarged, period-accurate shapes combined with contemporary latex paint.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Property owners can mitigate beaver damage by wrapping trees with wired fencing or coating trunks with a sand and latex paint mixture, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

The D.C. artist, who exhibits her work frequently, begins by layering multiple coatings of latex paint; when the fields are dry, she cuts them into small shards and arranges them in geometric patterns.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

With this in mind, for half of the birds, the team splattered nontoxic white latex paint on the rocks around burrows in the new location that looked like bird poop.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2022

Workers peeled 17 layers of latex paint to reveal the original brick on view when Washington resigned his commission on Dec. 23, 1783.

From Washington Times • Jul. 14, 2014