luminous paint
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of luminous paint
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The birds I saw were mostly unidentifiable streaks of light, like thin retinal scratches or splashes of luminous paint on a dark ground.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2016
The abstract composition materialized from luminous paint falling to the surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2014
The automatic lifebelt release on the Captain's bridge hurled a belt, coated with luminous paint, into the darkness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Radium's third best market is the luminous paint industry, which is booming.
From Time Magazine Archive
The yacht seemed to be veneered with a soft luminous paint that gave us the appearance of a ghostly ship skimming over a ghostly ocean.
From The White Waterfall by Dwyer, James Francis
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