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
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
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
He also stresses the ease of use and cleanup of latex paint compared to oil-based, which for the novice painter is key.
From Washington Post
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