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

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latex paint

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

With an athlete’s grace, he hopped a rusty gate and pulled a plastic bottle of black latex paint from his backpack.

From New York Times ● Oct. 20, 2021

It is an exquisite piece of work, done with brushes dipped into cans of exterior latex paint donated by the local Northwest Farm and Home Supply hardware store.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 17, 2016

Once your final coat of primer has dried, apply several coats of semigloss latex paint, drying between each.

From Washington Post