latex paint

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noun

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

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Also called rubber-base paint, water-base paint.

Origin of latex paint

First recorded in 1950–55

Words nearby latex paint

late-term, late-type star, late wood, latex, latex agglutination test, latex paint, lath, lathe, lather, lathery, lathi

How to use latex paint in a sentence

U.S. spies are worried the long-awaited Senate review will paint targets on their backs.
CIA Offers New Security Checks for ‘Torture Report’ Spies|Shane Harris, Kimberly Dozier|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I want to paint what I feel,” he said to Theo, “and feel what I paint.
Decoding Vincent Van Gogh’s Tempestuous, Fragile Mind|Nick Mafi|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The idea of being able to paint together was the direction we were all hinting toward anyway.
Herbie Hancock Holds Forth|David Yaffe|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At this point, he became Tom Sawyer, letting his musical compatriots—and the folk tradition—help paint his musical fence.
Digging the Gold in Dylan’s ‘Basement’|Malcolm Jones|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

During the day they would paint portraits of Spahn, using oil paint on small canvases that they had brought.
Gay Talese on Charlie Manson’s Home on the Range|Gay Talese|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She apparently prefers to paint single figures of women and young girls, but her works include a variety of subjects.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
The general ensemble of war-paint and spotted ponies was enough for me; I didn't need to be told that it was my move.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
He went into the nursery, unearthed the now-disused Noah's Ark, and sucked the paint off as many animals as remained.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
A knife would hurt, but Aunty Rosa had told him, a year ago, that if he sucked paint he would die.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
"Perhaps I shall be able to paint your picture some day," said Edna with a smile when they were seated.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin