latex paint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of latex paint
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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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
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
She suggested using Emerald exterior acrylic latex paint, which has a self-priming finish, if you are painting only the exterior.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
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
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